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NASA: Earth safe from Apophis asteroid for the next century

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WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED:

  • NASA confirmed on Thursday that the planet will be safe from Armageddon for the next 100 years.
  • The agency confirmed that an asteroid named Apophis will not hit the Earth in 2068.
  • According to NPR, a potential Apophis hit could wipe away over 10 million people.

NASA announced on Thursday that the earth will not suffer potential extinction from the Apophis asteroid at least in the next 100 years.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis, as identified by the agency in 2004, would not potentially hit the world in the next century. According to space experts, Apophis could become one of the most dangerous asteroids that could hit the planet in the coming future. The term Apophis came from the name of the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction.

Initially, astronomers forecasted that Apophis would closely reach the Earth in 2029. It was also predicted that the same asteroid would come in 2036. This month, experts also ruled out the possibility that Apophis would hit the Earth in 2068, hence, it was inferred that the world may be safe at least in the next 100 years.

“A 2068 impact is not in the realm of possibility anymore, and our calculations don’t show any impact risk for at least the next 100 years,” said Davide Farnocchia of NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.

“With the support of recent optical observations and additional radar observations, the uncertainty in Apophis’ orbit has collapsed from hundreds of kilometers to just a handful of kilometers when projected to 2029,” Farnocchia continued. “This greatly improved knowledge of its position in 2029 provides more certainty of its future motion, so we can now remove Apophis from the risk list.”

Apophis was an artifact of the solar system’s early formation that commenced over four billion years ago. According to NASA, it developed from the main asteroid belt between planet Mars and Jupiter. The size of Apophis is approximately 1,120 feet in length, the size of three-and-a-half football fields.

An NPR report stated that an estimated impact from Apophis hit could wipe out at least 10 million people.

Farnocchia expressed his excitement to continue studying the asteroid with the expectation that it would not pose any danger to mankind at least for now.

“When I started working with asteroids after college, Apophis was the poster child for hazardous asteroids,” he said. “There’s a certain sense of satisfaction to see it removed from the risk list… and we’re looking forward to the science we might uncover during its close approach in 2029.”

NASA said that Apophis will approach near the planet on April 13, 2029, and it would be visible to people living in the Eastern Hemisphere without using any binoculars or telescope. During the given period, the massive rock will be around 20,000 miles from Earth. For reference, the distance between Moon and Earth is 238,900 miles.

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  1. Terry Brennan

    October 9, 2022 at 7:12 pm

    Super Work as Usual
    NASA !!!!

    • Rattlerjake

      October 10, 2022 at 1:29 am

      NASA is nothing but a corporation of liars created to scam America out of billions of dollars annually.

  2. Darren Boyajian

    October 9, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Biden will do that instead. More like 20 million.

  3. Wh

    October 10, 2022 at 1:27 am

    NASA, the more we hear from you the more insane you seem.

    One week you say our planet doomed because there is an asteroid going to hit us ? ? ?. The following month you say oh no we’re safe we guarantee the data. Last year or a few years back I believe your stated you could only monitor 10% of our solar system and that’s why you pay private people money to also scan the sky’s who have the capability to assist you but even with the few that are capable to adequately assist you it’s still not much more than 10%.

    Then the next thing we hear from is were all ok, then suddenly tomorrow life is over on earth as we know it. Then a month or two later nope we’re all ok this happen or that happen or bla bla bla.

    The bottom line is I don’t trust you anymore than any other gov agency and I should of felt that way after the supposed moon landing and the 20 gap in video footage where astronauts can be heard talking about suspicious objects that have never been explained ever or even been addressed by NASA.

    THEN YOUR TOTAL LACK OF MORAL STANDARDS WHEN YOU WERE WARNED THAT THOSE RUBBER SEAL WOULD EVENTUAL FAIL LEADING TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SHUTTLE ESPECIALLY DURING SEVER COLD WEATHER AND THERE ARE PICTURES OF THOSE DAMAGED SEALS BEING REINSTALLED IN THE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS ANYHOW. AND YOU NEVER ADVISED THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE GOING TO BE LAUNCHED ON THOSE MISSIONS. YOU WERE AND STILL ARE GUILTY OF MURDER BECAUSE YOU WERE WARNED BY SEVERAL OTHER COMPANIES THAT THOSE ROCKETS BOOSTERS WOULD FAIL AND AS SUCH THOSE MEN AND COMPANIES DID NOT SIGN OFF FOR LAUNCH APPROVAL YET YOU IGNORED THOSE COMPANIES DETERMENTAL WARNINGS GOING FORWARD WITH THE LAUNCHES AGAIN KNOWINGLY THAT IF SUCH FAILURE OCCURED THERE WOULD BE NO WAY OF SURVIVABILITY NOR ANY CHANCE OF ESCAPE BY THE TIME THOSE FAILURES WOULD OCCURED. AS IT WAS YOU WERE ONLY SAVED BY GODS GRACE IT DIDN’T HAPPEN SOONER. SO WHAT DID YOU DO XOU KEPT PUSHING THE ENVELOPE UNTIL THE MURDER OF 7 BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN YOU WEREN’T EVEN ADVISED OF THOSE BADLY DAMAGED PARTS, AGAIN VERIFIED BY PHOTOS THAT YOU TAKE OF EVERY PART THAT IS REMOVED FROM PAST SHUTTLES AND ALSO PICTURES OF EVERY PART REINSTALLED INTO SHUTTLES WHICH WAS DOCUMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT INVESTIGATION IN TO THE JANUARY’S 1986 EXPLOSION OF THE SHUTTLE.

    ALSO VERIFIED AND DOCUMENTED BY THAT SAME PRESIDENTS INVESTIGATION ARE THE KNOWN FACTS THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS HEARD SAYING OH NO RIGHT BEFORE THE EXPLOSION AND EVEN THOUGH ALL THE ASTURIANS ARE IN FULL SUITS AND DONNING HELMETS THEIR OXYGEN PACKS ARE NOT ON DUE TO THE CABIN COMPARTMENT BEING PRESSURIZED AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH OXYGEN TO COMPLETE THEIR MISSIONS IF THEY HAD THOSE OXYGEN PACKS TURNED ON. HOWEVER, IT WAS FOUND AND AGAIN DOCUMENTED IN THAT SAME INVESTIGATION THAT WHEN THE ASTURANTS BODIES WERE RECOVERED AT 2 (AT LEAST 2) OF THEM HAD WATER IN THEIR LUNGS AND THE ONLY WAY THAT CAN HAPPEN IS IF THOSE HUMANS BEINGS WERE ALIVE AND IN FACT BREATHING WHICH MEANT THEN; THAT AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE WERE ALIVE BECAUSE THE ASTURANTS COULD NOT REACH THEIR OWN OXYGEN PACKS TO TURN ON THEIR O2 ON THEIR PACKS AND HAD TO TELL THE ASTURANTS SITTING BEHIND THEM TO TURN ON THEIR O2 ON THEIR PACKS; MEANING AFTER THE INITIAL EXPLOSION IN WHICH YOU SAID THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS WAS ANOTHER BLATANT LIE. THERE WERE AT LEAST INITIALY 4 AFTER THE EXPLOSION YOU WERE BREATHING AND BY THE TIME THEY FELL THAT FAITFULL 50,000 FOOT FALL, THEN HITTING THE WATER THERE WERE STILL, AT LEAST 2, STILL ALIVE BREATHING; THEY HAD TO BE BECAUSE THATS THE ONLY WAY WATER COULD OF BEEN IN THEIR LUNGS AND THEY HAD 4 TO 6 HOURS OF BREATHABLE OXYGEN. FURTHERMORE, IF EVEN HITTING THE WATER AFTER FALLING 50,000 AND POSSIBLY BEING KNOCKED OUT FROM THE ENORMOUS HARD HIT INTO THE WATER AND UNCONSCIOUS WERE STILL ALIVE AND BREATHING YET YOU NEVER DISCLOSED THOSE FACTS.

    TO PUT IT BLUNTLY YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN AGENCY THAT HAS LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE SAME ONES WHO PAY TAXES THAT ARE FUELED TO YOU BY THE GOVERNMENT YET YOU ARE NOT NOR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW TRUTHS FROM YOUR NON GOVERNMENT STATUS. THE OTHER AUTOPSIES WERE INCONCLUSIVE ON THE STATUS OF THEIR ASTURANTS LUNGS WHICH IS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS BECAUSE THERE ARE NUMEROUS PHOTS SHOWING THE SHUTTLES CABIN COMPARTMENT IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE INTACT AND POSSIBLY NOT BREACHED UNTIL AFTER HITTING THE WATER WHERE AT THAT POINT THERE DID SEEM TO BE SOME TYPE OF FAILURE AND COMPROMISE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE CABIN COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN SOME TYPE OF EXPOSURE TO WATER.

    ITS CONCEIVABLE ALTHOUGH NOT GUARANTEED THAT HAD YOU ACTED AS IF SURVIVABILITY WAS POSSIBLE SOME LIVES MIGHT OF BEEN SAVED DUE TO THE WATER DEPT AT THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS NOT UNREACHABLE BY TRAINED RESCUE DIVERS AND THEIR SUITS ARE COMPLETELY WATER PROOF AND MIGHT OF AT LEAST HAD A CHANCE TO RESCUE SOME. BUT NO ATTEMPT WAS EVER INITIATED BY NASA.

    GREAT JOB NASA, GREAT LIE NASA, ANOTHER GREAT BLUNDER NASA DO WHAT FUELS WOULD EVER BELIEVE YOU NOW.

    FURTHERMORE, DESPITE WHAT GENIUSES ARE OUT THERE, THERE ARE NO NONE OPTIONS TO DESTROY AN ASTEROID EVEN IF ITS REMOTELY POSSIBLE TO FIRE NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT THEM AND ACTUALLY DESTROY IT. LASTLY IF IT WAS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CHANCES THAT WOULD WORK WHICH COUNTRIES ARE GOING TO RISK USING THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON A SLIM CHANCE IT MAY WORK. AND AGAIN FOR ALL THOSE GENIUS WHO KNOW SO MUCH BUT HAVE NEVER WORKED IN ANY FIELD RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF DANGER, SAY IT DOES WORK THERE ARE 2 SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THAT. 1ST THE COUNTRY WHO USES THERE WEAPONS AND IT WILL TAKE A LOT WILL BE THAT MUCH MORE HAVING DEPLETED THEIR NUCLEAR ARSENAL MAKING THEM MUCH MORE VULNERABLE TO BEING FULLY DESTROYED IN A WAR EVEN PERSONALLY I DON’T BELIEVE ANYONE WILL SURVIVE VERY LONG AFTER NUCLEAR WAR IF THEY SHOULD SURVIVE THE INITIAL ATTACK. AND 2ND, ITS A KNOWN DETERMINABLE FACT THAT AT THE VERY LEAST VAST AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS WILL STILL REACH EARTH AND EVERY PIECE OF ROCK, SAND, DIRT, DUST AND WHATEVER WILL IN FACT BE HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE AND THE HUMAN LIVES WHO WILL COME IN CONTACT WITH, OR BE EXPOSED AND ALL OTHER THINGS SUCH AS ANIMALS, LAND EVEN PROPERTY WILL BE HIGHLY RADIATED AND STAY THAT WAY SND MOST LIKELY DIE OR BECOME SO SICK THAT THEY WISH THEY WOULD DIE AND EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE INOCENT PARTIES TO THE ACT OF TRYING TO DESTROY THAT DOOMS DAY ROCK. IF GOD WANTS IT TO HIT ITS GOING TO HIT. IM NOT WORRY ABOUT IT
    THINK OF IT THIS WAY IF NASA OUR GREAT NASA DID HAVE SOMETHING THAT ACTUAL MIGHT WORK THEN WHY WOULD THEY BE SAYING IN THE PAST THAT EX AMOUNT WILL DIE IF ONE HITS NEWS FLASH BECAUSE NOBODY HAS ANYTHING THAT CAN GUARANTEE AN ABSOLUTE SUCCESS END IF STORY. BY

    OH 2 MORE FACTS THERE ARE PHOTOS OF HUGE EYCICLES HANGING OFF THE SHUTTLE EVERY WHERE WHERE THAT JANUARY 1986 LUNCH DAY AND YOU KNEW ABOUT AND OBSERVED THEM AND 2 AS SOON AS YOU ALLOWED THOSE CANDLES TO BE LIT THERE ARE SEVERAL DARK BLUFFS OF SMOKE IMMEDIATELY COMING FROM BOTH SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER ENGINE EVEN BEFORE LIFT OFF THEY WERE DOOMED AND YOU KNEW IT SND COULD OF ADVISED THE CREW AND SHUT THE LAUNCH DOWN AND WENT IMMEDIATELY INTO RESCUE MODE AND POSSIBLY ALL 7 WOULD OF SURVIVED OR IF THERE WAS S FEW SECOND DELAY BEFORE SEEING THISE BLACK BUFFS OF KNOWN LEAKING GASES THAT WERE GOING TO EXPLOID YOU COULD OF STILL WENT INTO RESCUE PROCEDURE AND THERE STILL A HOOD CHANCE THAT SOME MIGHT OF SURVIVED.

    HOWS IT BEEN LIVING WITH THAT ON YOUR CONSCIOUS ❓

    • Doreen P Zanni

      January 26, 2023 at 10:58 am

      This is the best response I have ever read! Bravo!!!

    • Anthony

      January 26, 2023 at 6:56 pm

      How bout another cup of coffee friend?

  4. CPO Bill

    November 25, 2022 at 7:09 pm

    Maybe it could take out 10 million illegals1

  5. Anthony

    January 26, 2023 at 6:57 pm

    How bout another cup of coffee friend?

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Pregnant Teen Says She’s Carrying Evil Spirit’s Baby

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  • A 19-year-old Colombian woman, claiming to have never been with a man, asserts she was impregnated by an ‘evil spirit’, sparking a spirited debate on social media.
  • Following strange dreams and a sense of supernatural presences, along with her missing periods, a visit to the gynecologist confirmed her pregnancy.
  • Despite some skepticism and accusations of her fabricating the story, there are also supporters who believe her claims, citing they’ve heard similar stories before.

When it comes to tales of the unexpected, this one is surely one for the books.

A 19-year-old woman from Colombia, who says she has never been romantically involved with a man, now insists that her current pregnancy is the work of an ‘evil spirit.’

A supernatural Casanova, if you will.

The Colombian teen has been stirring up all kinds of chatter on Latino social media after she boldly told TV Malambo, a local media outlet, that she’s convinced her pregnancy is a supernatural event.

According to her, she began having strange dreams and experienced eerie presences in her room.

Then suddenly, she stopped having her period, leading her mother to rush her to a gynecologist, who declared her pregnant.

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She made the claim inn a statement that almost reads like a novel.

“I have not been with any man, suddenly I stopped menstruating and my mother took me to the health center for a check-up and there I found out that I got pregnant.”

The young woman accepts that her story is difficult to swallow and confesses that she herself is puzzled about her mysterious pregnancy.

However, this hasn’t stopped the internet from erupting into a spirited (pun intended) debate.

Some skeptics suggest she concocted the story to dodge parental wrath, while others back her claim, swearing they’ve heard of similar instances.

One supporter commented, “She is telling the truth, I have heard of other cases like this. The last thing her father or mother should do is kick her out of the family home.”

It should be noted that in Colombia, teen pregnancies are more common than in most countries worldwide.

But this is definitely not your average teen pregnancy story.

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In fact, it’s worth noting that this isn’t the first ‘supernaturally-induced’ pregnancy we’ve heard about.

Just last year, an Indonesian woman claimed she got pregnant after a gust of wind swept through her.

With stories like these, who needs Netflix for entertainment?


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Don’t Try This at Home: YouTuber’s Deadly Jellyfish Soup Stirs the Pot [Video]

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In a Nutshell:

  • Popular Japanese YouTuber ‘homosapi’ stirred up a controversy by cooking and eating a broth made from Portuguese Man-o-Wars, a marine organism known for its deadly sting, in a video for his over one million subscribers.
  • While the YouTuber reported no ill effects and described the taste as similar to scallops, marine experts strongly cautioned against trying to recreate the risky recipe, due to the potential for remaining toxicity and risk of inhaling poisonous fumes during cooking.
  • Despite having a health professional present during the stunt, homosapi’s video has sparked a debate about responsible content creation, and experts are urging the public to avoid attempting to cook or consume dangerous marine creatures like the Man-o-War.

In what might be the next “do not try this at home” viral sensation, popular Japanese YouTuber ‘homosapi’ has stirred the pot, quite literally, with a marine menace: the Portuguese Man-o-War.

To his over one million subscribers, he served up a video of himself cooking and slurping a broth made from these dangerous dwellers of the deep.

Known for their venomous sting capable of immobilizing or even killing its prey, the Portuguese Man-o-War is not your usual soup du jour.

However, homosapi was not deterred, having been inspired by adventurous eaters who allegedly claimed the venomous creature’s broth was as delectable as the finest delicacy.

Seeking not only the thrill of the culinary dare but also the promise of viral views, homosapi and his friends embarked on a beach trip, hunting for washed-up Man-o-Wars.

Once they’d bagged their jelly-like prizes, the YouTuber proceeded to cook them into a wobbly blob.

He added veggies, sauces, and a suspect pinch of MSG before diving in with a daring taste test.

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His verdict?

It’s somewhat scallop-esque, with no apparent ill effects.

While the YouTuber may have taken the phrase “anything for views” quite literally, marine life experts were quick to condemn the stunt.

Warning the public against recreating this risky recipe, they emphasized that while a boiled Man-o-War might lose some of its toxicity, there’s no guarantee that the potent, protein-based poison is completely neutralized.

Shuhei Ikeda, a jellyfish breeder at the Kamo Aquarium, also highlighted the danger of inhaling toxic fumes during the cooking process, which could result in serious allergies and breathing issues.

In an attempt to counterbalance the wild stunt, homosapi revealed that a health professional was on hand throughout the precarious cooking show.

Nonetheless, the video continues to raise eyebrows and spark debates about responsible content creation.

So, folks, let’s stick to more traditional soup ingredients, shall we?

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Leave the Man-o-Wars to the marine experts, not the daredevil YouTubers.


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Archaeologists Unearth Pompeii Victims from 2,000 Years Ago

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  • Archaeologists recently discovered two human skeletons in Pompeii, trapped under a collapsed building during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. These individuals likely perished in an initial earthquake, offering new insights into the unfolding of this historic disaster.
  • Located in a building known as the “Insula of the Chaste Lovers,” this discovery emphasizes how much more is yet to be unearthed about Pompeii’s tragic end. The skeletons, along with the detailed accounts of Pliny the Younger, contribute to our understanding of the city’s demise and Roman life.
  • As a major archaeological site, Pompeii continues to provide significant scientific value, shedding light on the scale of the disaster that buried the city. Ongoing excavations and advancements in archaeological techniques promise to reveal further aspects of this ancient catastrophe.

Pompeii, the ancient city frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, continues to reveal its hidden tales nearly 2000 years later.

Recently, archaeologists made a grim but fascinating discovery of two human skeletons crushed beneath the ruins of a collapsed building, adding a new perspective to the understanding of this historic catastrophe.

The two unfortunate victims are believed to have been trapped during an earthquake that heralded the volcanic eruption.

Their discovery within a building, quaintly known as the “Insula of the Chaste Lovers,” underscores how much remains to be unearthed about this monumental disaster.

“The discovery of the remains of these two Pompeians shows how much there is still to discover about the terrible eruption of AD 79,” said Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italian Minister of Culture, emphasizing the importance of the find.

The skeletal pair was found along the side of a utility room, trapped beneath the debris of a fallen wall.

The dramatic pose of one man, his arm raised against the rubble, illustrates a vain attempt to shield himself from the collapsing building.

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An in-depth examination revealed the cause of their demise to be multiple traumas from the building’s partial collapse.

This poignant snapshot gives a chilling insight into the terror experienced by Pompeii’s residents during the city’s last moments.

In the span of just over 24 hours, the Vesuvius eruption obliterated Pompeii, ending the lives of 15 to 20 percent of the city’s population.

Buried under a thick blanket of volcanic ash, the Roman city was frozen in a horrific tableau, remaining untouched for centuries until its rediscovery in 1748.

The findings at the site, combined with historical accounts like those of Pliny the Younger, have helped archaeologists piece together the timeline of the catastrophic event and provide a glimpse into Roman life.

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, expressed how “modern excavation techniques help to shed light on the inferno that descended on Pompeii over two days, leading to the city’s complete destruction.”

The earthquake that claimed the lives of the unearthed men most likely occurred during the eruption’s initial stages, before the torrent of pumice stones and deadly pyroclastic flows further devastated the city.

Sangiuliano stressed that discoveries such as this “confirm the necessity of continuing scientific investigation and excavations” in Pompeii, a sentiment echoed by many in the archaeological community.

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An “immense archaeological laboratory,” Pompeii continues to amaze the world with its ongoing revelations, vividly illustrating the human side of one of history’s most notorious natural disasters.


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