Asteroid sample returns to Earth on 24th.

[VirtualLarry]

NASA's asteroid sample is about to plunge 63K miles to Earth

On Sept. 24, NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft will try to complete its seven-year journey by dropping an asteroid sample of Bennu to Earth.

mashable.com

Yaya. Commentary. This is cool space stuff, with a Livestream mentioned.

 

[IronWing]

How fast does the virus multiply?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

F ya! This is cool

 

[GodisanAtheist]

The Andromeda Strain and all that

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

A larger sample may be self-delivered in a few years. I can't wait.

1. Asteroid that passes nearby could hit Earth in the future, NASA says​

   https://abcnews.go.com › US › asteroid-passes-nearby-hit-earth-future-nasa › story?id=103322457
   1 day ago NASA An asteroid NASA's been tracking for nearly 25 years could impact Earth in the future, a new report reveals. First discovered in 1999, Bennu, the near-Earth asteroid, could possibly drift into the planet's orbit and could hit the planet by September 2182, according to the OSIRIS-REx science team.

2. NASA predicts large asteroid could smash into Earth in 159 years - MSN​

   https://www.msn.com › en-us › news › technology › nasa-predicts-large-asteroid-could-smash-into-earth-in-159-years › ar-AA1gYomC
   NASA scientists have predicted there is a chance that a massive asteroid they have been tracking could smash into earth in the year 2082, potentially devastating an area the size of Texas.
   
   
   
   

 

[Muse]

NASA scientists have predicted there is a chance that a massive asteroid they have been tracking could smash into earth in the year 2082, potentially devastating an area the size of Texas.

Ah, maybe we can divert it enough to insure it hits the center of Texas, problem solved!

 

[Oyeve]

So, when do the space vampires attack?

 

[IronWing]

So, when do the space vampires attack?

Lifeforce is underappreciated as one of the worst movies ever made.

 

[Oyeve]

Lifeforce is underappreciated as one of the worst movies ever made.

Ha! Glad you got the reference. I have fond memories of the naked space vampire woman.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Ha! Glad you got the reference. I have fond memories of the naked space vampire woman.

Came here to say this

 

[IronWing]

As much as I admire naked space vampire women, the movie was awful.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Nobody remembers the Vorvon going after Wilma Deering?

 

[skyking]

Wilma Deering LOL

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

It's baaaaaaccckkk!!

 

[Charmonium]

Got that bunker well camo'ed and stocked. Don't forget entertainment sources.

No bunker? Well, sucks to be you.

 

[IBMJunkman]

Just don’t use rubber in the seals.