Thursday Throughput: Doomsday Rock Edition
You may have heard an asteroid is headed our way? Do we need to worry? The short answer is no. The long answer is in this week’s video:
Tagged: asteroids
DART Closes In
If this asteroid were headed for Earth, DART would have to hit it about 500 years in advance for such a velocity correction to make it miss.
Throughput: Interview With A Vampire, Asteroids and the Three-Rex
It’s been a while since I did one of these so here’s a short video looking at what Interview with The Vampire got wrong about astronomy.
Mini-Throughput: We’re All Doomed Edition
So, no, PZ39 is not a danger. This is not a sudden discovery that we are worried about. It’s not passing particularly close to us nor is it likely to. But the overall danger of objects like PZ39 — while low — is real.
Thursday Throughput for 3/14
Here’s the thing though: even if vaccines did cause autism, even if they caused other injuries, it would still be worth it.
