1.2 mile meteor fly-by for April 29

Spk

A big rock 1.2 miles wide will be cruising on by about 4 million miles away. It'll be visible by telescope if anyone wants to stay up and watch. (2:56 a.m. pst 5:56 a.m. est)

https://fox8.com/news/giant-asteroid-will-fly-by-earth-wednesday-close-enough-to-see-by-telescope/

Thx for the early warning folks who know about this stuff. 😬

DrawbarFlats

Frankly, I'm surprised we haven't been hit more frequently by these objects. I remember reading about that comet that hit Jupiter some time back. Quite the show.  

Linefinder

Personally, I'm not concerned because that's not really close. Besides, my hometown is the headquarters of the newly commissioned Space Force. They'll do something necessary if necessary becomes necessary. 

Mike

DrawbarFlats

Linefinder said:

Personally, I'm not concerned because that's not really close. Besides, my hometown is the headquarters of the newly commissioned Space Force. They'll do something necessary if necessary becomes necessary. 

Mike

Jeff in TX

Spk

Don't we already have a space force.