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NASA aims to destroy an Empire State Building-sized asteroid (interestingengineering.com)
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Astronomers have been closely monitoring Bennu, which swings close to Earth every six years. However, the real cause for concern arises from the possibility that on September 24, 2182, Bennu could collide with our planet with a force equivalent to 22 atomic bombs. While the odds of such a catastrophic strike are estimated at 1 in 2,700, NASA is not taking any chances.

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[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

That's 150 years away, nobody's going to do shit until 2181, and then the whole world will freak out saying "why hasn't anyone done anything yet!?"

References: climate change, housing collapse in Western countries.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

And yet, the article is about how they're doing things already to prepare for the next appropriate action.

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

In 150 years industrial society won't even exist anymore. If we're very lucky humans still might be around and the planet doesn't look like Venus, but I wouldn't bet on that