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Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA
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[quote:Gnosis 2020:MV8yMTczOTMzXzM2NzcwMDcwX0JFNDNBQjND] [quote:HyruleRupee:MV8yMTczOTMzXzM2NzY5NjM1X0VFQTA4MDNG] The key sentence here is ......"[b]From the information we have[/b], we don't know of an asteroid that will threaten the population of the United States". When I read that line of text it tells me that they might have info of an asteroid threatening other parts of the world. IMHO:burnit: [/quote] I was thinking the same thing. Especially what I boldfaced - it is that slippery, meaningless legalspeak that kills me in media today. "From the information we have" but... *Others might have better information *I've only been given information on a Need To Know Basis *I'm trying to tell you that there [b]is[/b] information contradicting my next statement, but I don't have it. [/quote]
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On average, objects of that size are estimated to hit Earth about once every 1,000 years.
"From the information we have, we don't know of an asteroid that will threaten the population of the United States," Bolden said. "But if it's coming in three weeks, pray."
In addition to stepping up its monitoring efforts and building international partnerships, NASA is looking at developing technologies to divert an object that may be on a collision course with Earth.
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