Normally I complain about wasting tax dollars but that DART impact was really cool to watch

[NoBodyImportant]

NASA just altered an asteroids  trajectory and I spent a hour watching the impact.  Started off as a small dot and the satellite was traveling at 14000 miles per hour and seeing the Asteroid get closer and closer was pretty cool.   Impact about hour and 15 minutes in the video 

 

The most amazing thing is they were only 17meters off target and under one second off on the calculated impact time.  That’s pretty amazing accuracy 

Edited September 27, 2022 by NoBodyImportant

[12gauge82]

Yes some bullet that. Incredible to think that may be the start of something that could one day save the whole of humanity and our planet. 

[Newbie to this]

19 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said:

Incredible to think that may be the start of something that could one day save the whole of humanity and our planet. 

No no no, the wrathful climate god will wipe us out way before an asteroid strike. We are on a 10 year warning (repeat in 10 years).

[oowee]

The film from the following bot will be out in a couple of days. Thats the one to see. 

[discobob]

the equivalent of a solid slug - may have been better with 6.5's 😂

[henry d]

I'm sure that there will be several conspiracy theories about it already. 

[discobob]

Did I see Bruce Willis just off to the left ??😂

Edited September 27, 2022 by discobob

[NoBodyImportant]

8 hours ago, henry d said:

I'm sure that there will be several conspiracy theories about it already. 

Wonder if it was really only a test.  Maybe it was really going to hit and the world elites started buying up supplies and to get the money Russia started a war in the Ukraine so the elite ls could pretend to send the money as aid but in reality they are buying crazy amount of food and supplies to stockpile underground.  If fact they are buying so much it’s causing massive food and fuel shortages.  

[henry d]

Time to kiss you a s s goodbye then, don't bother to remove the hat.

[serrac]

On 27/09/2022 at 08:46, henry d said:

I'm sure that there will be several conspiracy theories about it already. 

Well this looks awfully like my back garden and something scared  my dog witless when he was out for his bedtime pee the other night 😀

[Agriv8]

It is impressive 

though I recon out very own simon6ppc could have hit that just needed a crow drawing on it.

Agriv8