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2025-10-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

That was close! Huge asteroid comes within 300 miles of hitting Earth – and NASA only noticed AFTER the close encounter

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-10-08 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1850 views ] Top

1 9.8-foot (three metre) space rock

So, like nearly everything else, they're redefining what an asteroid is.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-10-08 07:11|| 2025-10-08 07:11|| Front Page Top

2 A mini-minor planet.

Posted by Bobby 2025-10-08 08:44|| 2025-10-08 08:44|| Front Page Top

3 Wouldn't burn up does depend on what material it is composed of?

So This was near miss.. using CNN/MSNBC reporting style, could be blamed on the Democrat Shutdown

Posted by NN2N1 2025-10-08 10:31|| 2025-10-08 10:31|| Front Page Top

4 To quote the late great George Carlin….

“I don’t understand the term near miss. Isn’t a near miss a hit? Look they nearly missed….”

Posted by Every day Wildcat(KSU) 2025-10-08 11:08|| 2025-10-08 11:08|| Front Page Top

5 Had a larger rock fall onto I-70 earlier this year.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-10-08 11:13|| 2025-10-08 11:13|| Front Page Top

6 Too busy taking online DEI classes to notice

Posted by Chantry 2025-10-08 12:44|| 2025-10-08 12:44|| Front Page Top

7 "A superstar!"
"Hardy har har."
"'Tis an astroid the size of a car!"
Oh dear. "Party-pooper
Fears Lizzo's not super
But mere type-O spaceberg."
"Bizarre!"

Posted by Phosh Crererong7186 2025-10-08 20:29|| 2025-10-08 20:29|| Front Page Top

8 Or O-Type, even.

Posted by Phosh Crererong7186 2025-10-08 20:32|| 2025-10-08 20:32|| Front Page Top

9 A good effort, Zenobia F. Wants a bit more polishing, I think.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-10-08 21:21|| 2025-10-08 21:21|| Front Page Top

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