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Asteroid 2011 AG5 Will Miss Earth In 2040

Posted by timothy on from the 2039-on-the-other-hand dept.

dryriver writes with a report from CNN that the asteroid known as 2011 AG5 will not hit Earth in 2040 as early calculations had led some to fear when it was first spotted last year. "To narrow down the asteroid's future course, NASA put out a call for more observation. Astronomers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa took up the task and managed to observe the asteroid over several days in October. 'An analysis of the new data conducted by NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shows that the risk of collision in 2040 has been eliminated,' NASA declared Friday."

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  1. 2038 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It wouldn't matter. Time ends some time in 2038 when the 32 bit signed time value overflows.

  2. Re:Do we want to know? by BobNET · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last post!

  3. For sale: End of the World 2040 Survival Kits . . by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 3, Funny

    . . . only slightly used in 2012 . . .

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  4. Damn! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny

    So just how long do we have to wait for this "doomsday" thing?

    I'm going to have to spend Christmas catching up on two months' chores that I've been skipping.

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