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Fifty Meter Asteroid Might Hit Earth In 2098

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the warn-your-grandkids dept.

eldavojohn writes "The Bad Astronomer brings word of an asteroid discovered with a tiny chance of hitting Earth. While it's only 50 meters wide, it could have the impact of a 20 megaton bomb. It's still twenty million miles away so if it hits us, it won't happen until 2098. The real story here is how a remarkable telescope, dubbed Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System, that went operational in May found its first potential target in our growing impact alert system for Earth."

3 of 295 comments (clear)

  1. Key Words: by Rip+Dick · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "...might... ...tiny chance... ...could... ...if..."

  2. Who will save us? by Manos_Of_Fate · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'd better freeze Bruce Willis, just to be sure.

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  3. Re:i'll be dead by soloport · · Score: 5, Funny

    I CARE TOO This asteroid has been poised for millions of years, ready to strike Earth in 2098, and the story has made it to /. just now? Come on editors!