Astronomers Upset About Asteroid Panic

DrMorpheus writes "According to the New Scientist, astronomers are horrified by press scares over asteroids - including the recent furore over QQ47 - which briefly had a one-in-a-million chance of crashing into our planet in 2014. So much so that they are toning down the scale they use to rate the threat posed by asteroids in an attempt to discourage journalists from covering potential collisions. Some even want the way asteroids are assessed to be completely overhauled."

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Re:notifications?

[micronix1]

if the crazy right winged conservatives that make bush look like a wet puppy get their way, then no. but if a huge killer asteroid was headed towards the earth, someone would notice, and the news would spread rather quickly.