Airplane-Size SMOD, CEA: 761,000Mi/Km!

NASA: Asteroid 2023 HT6, due May 7; Closest Earth Approach 761,000 Mi|Km.

That's the nearest approach in a while for an Airplane-Size asteroid. Keep your fingers crossed!

Airplane-sized Asteroid to come within 510,000 miles of Earf on February 22.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Asteroid 2023 CM2.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Next Five Asteriods approaching Earf.

Of the next five near-earth asteroids, 2023 CM2 has the nearest approach. I'll take those odds!

2023 CM2, if you can read this, may I humbly ask that you aim for D.C.? Or Ukraine for my second choice.

Thank you!

Asteroid 22 RQ, unfortunately, isn't slamming into Earf tomorrow.

DNA India News (Archived): Asteroid 22 RQ, almost as big as aircraft, headed towards Earth today, know how it will affect Earth.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that a massive asteroid, almost equal to the size of an aircraft, is headed towards Earth today - September 13, 2022. The asteroid, 22 RQ, is already on its way to the Earth, travelling at an incredible speed of 49,536.
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Another disappointing SMOD tease. 😭

FIVE Asteroids will entirely miss hitting the Earth this weekend. Collective worldwide groan heard.

From Jet Propulsion Labratory.

Three are "airplane-size", one "building-size" and one "bus-size" asteroid will miss Earth this weekend. 

I'm not aware of any new category that would include a Lizzo-size asteroid.

Here's a fun site: Asteroid Damage Visualization Map.

On the Left-side column, select a city or zip code. Then select the size of the asteroid. 

I always select the largest one, the size of "the side length of two large cities." You can also input your own dimensions in the box below the pre-selected size options.

Then click "VIEW DAMAGE". Oh - it's so much fun!

Here's an example. I selected Denver because it's somewhat "center-nation". Then I selected the size of "the side length of two large cities."

And, BOOM, there it is!

Make sure to hover your cursor over the circular patterns (at the link, not the above image) to find out if you're in areas of instant death, buildings destroyed, flying fatal debris or if you're skin will melt off. Hours of family fun entertainment!

Asteroid the size of Statue of Liberty to skim past Earth tomorrow.

The Sun: New asteroid the size of Statue of Liberty to skim past Earth tomorrow, Nasa warns.

NASA has its eye on a large asteroid that's about to make a "close approach" to Earth.

Asteroid 2022 KV1 is predicted to be up to 328 feet wide and should skim past Earth tomorrow.

Its predicted size would make it larger than the Statue of Liberty.

New York's Statue of Liberty stands at 305 feet tall when you include the base.

An asteroid of this size could do some damage if it hit Earth but the space rock is expected to pass us from a safe distance. (Oh...how unfortunate and disappointing. - DD)

The larger asteroid should pass Earth from just over 2.6million miles away.

Another Asteroid to "skim past" Earth within days!

The Sun: ROCKY ROAD Huge asteroid three times size of blue whale to ‘skim past’ Earth within DAYS!

NASA is staying tuned for a huge space rock that's three times the size of a blue whale and it's about to skim past Earth.

Asteroid 2021 GT2 is passing close enough to make it on NASA's Earth Close Approaches tables.

The space agency estimates that the asteroid is between 121 and 272 feet wide.

In comparison, the average blue whale is around 70 feet long.

An asteroid of this size would cause some serious damage if it hit Earth. (More empty promises. - DD)
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The huge asteroid is expected to fly past on June 6.

Asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building barreling toward Earth on May 27. Come on!

Live Science: Asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building barreling toward Earth on May 27.

An enormous asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building will make a close approach to Earth on May 27, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Fear not: the asteroid, named 7335 (1989 JA), will soundly miss our planet by about 2.5 million miles (4 million kilometers) — or nearly 10 times the average distance between Earth and the moon.

Awwwwwww................

Another Asteroid of Death heading towards Earth by Sunday. Promises...promises.

LiveMint: NASA warns of giant 1,600-feet asteroid heading towards earth by Sunday.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said that a giant space rock Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3) will make close approach to our planet at 2.48am on May 16. Space scientists have warned that a huge asteroid is heading towards the Earth.

Additionally, NASA has said that the asteroid is 1,608 feet wide. Just for reference, the iconic New York Empire State building stands at 1,454 feet. Interestingly, the asteroid is also larger than the Eiffel Tower. 

Dear Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3),

Please stop with the teasing. It's no longer funny.

Here are three locations, in no particular order, that I ask for you to aim:

Ukraine
Washington DC
Wilmington, DE

Thank you for your consideration. Godspeed.

Sweet asteroid of death once again fails to impress.

C|NET: Asteroid 2009 JF1 Won't Smack Into Earth on May 6.

...a space rock the size of the Great Pyramid may hit our planet on May 6, and even that an impact is "likely." That's the kind of message that can get your adrenaline pumping. But don't fear. Asteroid 2009 JF1 won't be ramming into us.

This is just damn sad. I was looking forward to it.

Three Near Earth Objects; All Swings and Misses.

IBT (March 26, 2020): NASA Asteroid Tracker: 3 NEOs Approaching Earth Tomorrow. (So that would be today, the 27th).

How dare they! Teasing, godless asteroids and meteors tiptoeing their unobtrusive paths around earth. Another letdown. They missed us again. A damn shame.

No SMODs on the horizon for a good collision, either. Just downright disappointing.

"Snopes Says" the story about an asteroid hitting earth on April, 29, 2020 is "False", which could mean there's a high probability of it being "True". So we can look forward to that. Whatever it takes to stop the obsessive and frenzied run on TP.

Five Massive Asteroids Heading For Earth This Weekend.

IB Times: NASA Detects Five Massive Asteroids Heading For Earth This Weekend.

NASA has warned that a total of five massive asteroids will approach Earth this weekend. According to the agency, the biggest asteroid in the group is larger than the Washington Monument.

The first asteroid that will fly close to Earth on Saturday has been identified by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) as 2020 AH1. This asteroid is currently moving at an average speed of almost 18,000 miles per hour. CNEOS estimated that this asteroid is about 246 feet wide.

Trailing behind 2020 AH1 is an asteroid known as 2009 BH2. According to CNEOS, this asteroid measures about 656 feet wide, making it the largest space rock in the group. 2009 BH2 is currently flying towards Earth at a velocity of 40,000 miles per hour.

The last asteroid that will visit Earth’s vicinity on Saturday is called 2020 AQ3. It is traveling at a speed of about 28,000 miles per hour and has an estimated diameter of 360 feet.

All three asteroids will fly near Earth on Jan. 18. 2020 AH1 will arrive at 7:30 a.m. EST. It will approach the planet from a distance of 0.04048 astronomical units or roughly 3.8 million miles away. 2009 BH2, on the other hand, will fly past Earth from a distance of 0.03749 astronomical units or 3.5 million miles away.

As for 2020 AQ3, this asteroid will arrive at 4:07 p.m. EST. During this time, the asteroid will be about 0.04339 astronomical units or around 4 million miles from the planet’s center.

On Sunday, Earth will be visited by two asteroids. The first one is called 2020 AM3. It has a diameter of about 200 feet and is moving at a speed of 39,000 miles per hour.

Fucking hit the planet already, or quit the tease.

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IBT Archived

Pyramid-shaped asteroid VH5 2019 will not hit us tomorrow, says NASA.

The Independent: Great Pyramid of Giza-sized asteroid won't hit earth tomorrow.

A 427-foot pyramid-shaped asteroid is due to fly by Earth on Sunday, scientists say.

According to  the Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the object, called VH5 2019, will harmlessly fly past around 4.27 million miles from our planet at a speed of 6.1 miles per second.

At 187ft by 426.5ft, the asteroid is “pyramid-shaped" and almost as large as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The asteroid is one of five due to fly past Earth over the weekend, all at safe distances. (Asteroids are assholes, aren't they? - DD)

It comes after a gigantic 2,000 asteroid flew past Earth last month.
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In 2017, an asteroid the size of a skyscraper called 2010 NY65 flew past around eight times the distance between the Earth and the moon.

Nasa launched a new office in 2016 called The Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO).

This was created to keep track of asteroids that come too close to Earth.

A recent study suggests that over the last 290 million years, asteroids have been crashing into Earth at triple their previous rate.

Great Giza! A study "suggests". We should probably throw tons of tax-payer money into more similar studies. We can never have too many studies that "suggest", can we?

I know VH5 won't hit us. I didn't buy a lottery ticket.
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FOX News VH5 story (Archived)

Asteriod 2019 VF1 gonna hit us today! Or...in 2026.

Generic space rock. (Hunter asks, "Can I smoke it?")

News Nation: Asteroid 2019 VF1 To Come Dangerously Close To Earth On Monday, May Hit Us.

An enormous asteroid (space rock) identified as 2019 VF1 is all set to come dangerously close to Earth on November 25 at around 9.40 AM (IST). (That's right about now. - DD). The space rock measures up to 492 feet in diameter and is officially designated as a "near-Earth object". If hits the Earth [sic], asteroid 2019 VF1 can cause a significant amount of damage and mass extinction.

Asteroid 2019 VF1, which was first discovered this year, will be traveling towards Earth at a staggering 38,498mph i.e. about 63 times faster than the top speed of a Boeing 747 jet. Fortunately, this gigantic space rock will pass Earth with a very wide berth. It is expected that the asteroid will no closer than 3,172,582 miles (5,105,776km). It is the distance about 13 times farther from Earth than the Moon.

Or, maybe we have to wait seven years. RT: Gigantic, 500ft asteroid to fly past Earth on Monday & come BACK in 7 years.

NASA has officially registered it as a “near-Earth object” bound to make a “close approach” to our planet. But not too close, the space agency reassured. The asteroid is set to swoosh by at a distance that is around 13 times farther from Earth than the Moon.

It will return and come close to Earth again on November 2026.

What if NASA hadn't officially registered the asteroid. Would it matter? "Swoosh by". That's one of those highfalutin NASA terms.

VF1 hits today or, maybe, in 2026. "Close but not too close." Precision and timing isn't everything.

Sweet Asteroid of Death teases us once again.

Express: NASA asteroid Earth approach: MILE-WIDE asteroid with its own MINI MOON set to skim Earth.

NASA has warned an asteroid big enough to boast its own mini moon will this week make a near-Earth approach.
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Asteroid 1999 KW4 is actually two objects, consisting of a larger space rock measuring 0.8 mile across (1.3km) and a mini moon orbiting it.

WSFA: ‘Potentially hazardous asteroid’ with its own moon to pass by Earth this weekend.

It will only travel as close as 3.2 million miles from Earth, which equals about 13 times the distance between the Earth and the moon, CNET reported.
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The flyby will be visible starting May 24 and last until May 27. If you miss it, you’ll have to wait until 2036 to see it again.

The second image...it's a two-day old muffin marked down half-price in the bakery shelf at Starbucks.

Asteroid is not supposed to hit earth tomorrow, NASA warns.

Awwwwwwwwwww...where's the good news these days?

The Independent: Massive asteroid to pass closer to Earth than is the moon.

An asteroid purportedly the size of a 10-storey [sic] building will pass by the Earth at half the distance to the Moon, Nasa has warned.

Asteroid 2019 GC6 will pass within roughly 136,000 miles of Earth on Thursday, safely avoiding a devastating collision. (NASA pees on every parade, don't they? - DD)
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Nasa astronomers warn there is a risk Asteroid 2019 GC6 will collide with Earth in the next 100 years.

We should probably start planning for that, huh?

Check out the video at the link.

 Screen cap: video via The Independent

Tech News

The police pull you over, go on a fishing expedition, allegedly find some controlled substance and, later, because you can't remember the passwords to your recently purchased cell phones the judge sentences you for contempt of court.  (WTF?) TechDirt:

The police have a warrant and claim that's all they need to demand access to the phones' contents. But that's predicated on a string of events that seem constitutionally-dubious, to say the least.
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As it stands now, [suspect William] Montanez is going to spend six months in jail for preventing police from rooting around in seized cellphones for evidence they don't need and which would likely be highly irrelevant to these criminal proceedings. The police can't show probable cause for this search because none exists. And yet, the judge trying the case demanded Montanez unlock the phones in court and when he failed to do so (Montanez claimed he could not remember the passcodes), the judge tossed him in jail to, I guess, jog his memory.

This case stinks all over.

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Is your DVR a Dahua? If so, your password and/or security may have been compromised. Bleeping Computer:

Login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua devices have been cached inside search results returned by ZoomEye [...] these passwords are for Dahua DVRs running very old firmware that is vulnerable to a five-year-old vulnerability

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Wonderful article: Why Politicians always get tech wrong.  ZD Net:

...technology is one of the biggest drivers of change in society, because it underpins almost everything we do. It's one of the biggest sources both of threats and opportunities.

We need to vote tech-challenged politicians out of office. The future depends on it.
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A lot of businesses failing to detect malware, phishing domains and rogue imitation sites. Info Security:

Of the Alexa top 10,000 domains, 3390 were running one potentially vulnerable web component; 1,036,657 potentially vulnerable web components were found overall.
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“Some of the cryptomining scripts we found have been active for over 160 days, suggesting that organizations are failing to detect them”[.]

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Motherboard -  AI-assisted fake...adult entertainment:

...this new type of fake [adult entertainment] shows that we're on the verge of living in a world where it's trivially easy to fabricate believable videos of people doing and saying things they never did.

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The Drive - Nissan's GT-R will be the fastest sports car in the world.

The Nissa GT-R, fastest ever.

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Tech XPlore - You're movie preferences analyzed so to better market to you.  In other words, tech enables Hollywood with a new tool designed to get more of your money. 
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BGR - New, 50-inch 4k TV for $399.99.
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Gadgets Now - The world should fear sex-bots and not AI.

Today, it seems impossible that even the most high-tech AI can create a robotic substitute for human relationships. Yet robots could play a supplementary role.

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France, an up-and-coming tech giant.  TechCrunch:

France has now graduated from “asteroid” to “planet,” and is well on its way to “gas giant.”

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Ars Technia: Chrome. Redesigned. (Yes...again.)
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Technocracy: "Anonymous" can be ID'ed on Twitter with over 97% accuracy.  (I bet it was a tech-savvy politician, U.S. no doubt, who discovered this.)

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Wccftech - Gamer or not...this chair looks really comfortable.

World News Links - September 2, 2017

MSN: (10pm MST) Hurricane Irma gains strength.
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"Those who control AI control the World." Can't you see a Bond villain saying that, rubbing his palms together. In a Snidely Whiplash sort of way? Okay. VOA News: It's Russia. Well, it's always Russia, isn't it?
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World News: Un-diffused WW II Bomb found in Frankfurt.

“This bomb has more than 1.4-tons of explosives,” Frankfurt Fire Chief Reinhard Ries told reporters. “It’s not just fragments that are the problem, but also the pressure that it creates that would dismantle all the buildings in a 100-metre (yard) radius.”

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This is a strange story. The Flathead Beacon:  Woman who faked her kidnapping found dead by gun shot in car trunk. Even in terms of depression and suicide, she would have had to lock herself in the car trunk. Right?
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Security alert at Eiffel Tower. The Daily Mail.
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Business Insider: Ethereum inks deal with Russia.

Russia’s desire to give its state-owned enterprises and governmental bodies access to blockchain experts should come as no surprise. In recent months, the country has displayed a marked interest in the technology, especially in relation to the cryptocurrency market.

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The Scotsman: It's cheaper to park an airplane than your car at this airport.
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Intell Asia: He got greedy. He should have stopped at $2 or $3 Million.
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 OP/Ed; The Orlando Sentinel: "AntiFa at our doorstep."
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Italy News Net: Asteroid Florence didn't hit us, but sooner or later we're bound to get hit.
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Maybe it's a quota thing? Portugal News: Fines for foreign cars quadruple.
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Car Preview...previews The 2018 Ram 1500.

2018 Ram 1500