Comments by "No One Star" (@Novastar.SaberCombat) on "NASA Says Asteroid Bennu Now More Likely to Hit Earth" video.

  1. For the record, the primary way most people believe that an object can hit Earth is totally incorrect. No matter what, an object MUST orbit Earth first. But, movies and graphics ALWAYS show a 'straight line', with an asteroid just 'coming in at a 90 degree angle'... which is literally impossible. Everything is subject to gravity. Everything. That includes spaceships. They MUST orbit the planet first--whether coming or going. This is not subject to opinion. If an asteroid gets into Earth's gravitational pull, it's VERY unlikely that anything or anyone could influence it (short of destroying it entirely), as... even with a 'nudge', the asteroid would simply fall back into the gravitational pull. Once an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere (there are several layers, btw), it's very likely to burn up... into inconsequential pieces. This happens all the time with smaller rock chunks and meteors. However, if an asteroid SURVIVES the orbit + entry through all layers of the atmosphere (helio, strato, etc.) , it will be speeding in at THOUSANDS of miles per hour. Wherever it strikes... it will do more damage to Earth than anyone can possibly imagine. Nothing could stop it, by the way. Not once it reached the atmosphere. And even in space, there would be the 'critical point', where it was no longer possible to fully inhibit/deflect it. No idea of the likelihood of all that, but... IF that all occurs, then, at least one hemisphere will be in big, big, big trouble. Magnitudes of trouble, actually. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
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