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[Regnum] The collision of asteroid 2024 YR4 with the Moon could be dangerous for the Earth, since the collision of the cosmic body with the surface of the satellite will result in an explosion with an energy release of about 8 megatons. This was reported to TASS by astronomer, research fellow at the M.V. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Leonid Elenin.
"A collision [of an asteroid] with the Moon could be dangerous for the Earth, because there would be a powerful explosion, an energy release of approximately 8 megatons. The Moon has no atmosphere, low gravity, so all the ejected debris could eventually fall on our planet," Elenin said.
Ok. What’s the probability?
According to him, the probability of an asteroid colliding with the Moon is currently about 1%.
Only 1%? I can sleep peacefully at night with that likelihood.
At the same time, the value of the predicted risk of its collision with the Earth is being adjusted in accordance with new data.
According to astronomers' calculations, asteroid 2024 YR4 may approach Earth in a little less than eight years - on December 22, 2032. In early February, NASA estimated the risks of this collision at 2.2%, later this figure rose to 3.1%. However, the service then again adjusted the figure to 0.28%.
Definitely sleep peacefully.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered in December 2024 by astronomers at the ATLAS observatory in Chile. Initially, NASA estimated the probability of Earth colliding with this cosmic body at 1%, but on February 7, 2025, it reported that the figure had risen to 2.3%.
A team of observers from the University of Arizona and NASA, created to identify potentially dangerous space bodies, admitted that 2024 YR4 could crash into the Moon. Experts noted that in this case, some debris could fall to Earth, but it would not pose a serious threat.
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Any bets?
Several Hollywood Mega Disaster flix's will be made and released in the next 2-3 years.
Just as the Elite seeking to address their camera deficit disorder, start pimping a solution for $$$$$$.
Example: Purchase a $25 lottery ticket for a 2-person cabin and all needed supplies, on the future US Space Colony platform called Orphans of the Sky. (☺ some of you will get it.☺)
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So if it passes close to the moon this year, will the moon's gravity affect its orbit? And probabilities?
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Most of the debris from a collision would fall back on the moon. Almost none of the debris would get into the Earth's gravity field. Almost all the debris that got into the Earth's gravity field would burn in the Earth's atmosphere.
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[Wired] AS PART OF a new $1 billion plan to address bird flu in poultry and lower egg prices across the country, US secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday that the Department of Agriculture is considering vaccinating chickens against highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The US has dealt with flare-ups of bird flu in the past, but the current outbreak has been raging since 2022. The virus has been detected in wild birds in every state, which go on to expose commercial poultry and other animals. At least 166 million birds and 973 dairy herds have been affected in the current US outbreak. Infected animals have led to 70 cases of bird flu in people, including one death.
Bird flu is extremely deadly for poultry and can wipe out flocks quickly. To stop the virus from spreading, the USDA has long promoted culling infected birds. The practice has led to a 53 percent increase in egg prices from January 2024 to January of this year, and this week the USDA predicted an additional 40 percent increase in 2025.
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Will Pfizer provide a suddenly developed mRNA vax?
Or, did another company do it the old fashion SAFE way of collecting chickens that actually survived their infections and developed natural immunity, as the source for a vax?
Given all the recent issues with meat food sources, a person with a Tin Hat on might think Vegans were behind it?
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The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens.
Zoetis, the manufacturer behind the vaccine, announced the conditional approval Friday, saying in a news release its scientists had begun updating its existing avian flu vaccine in 2022. Feb 16 2025 CNN
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To stop the virus from spreading, the USDA has long promoted culling infected birds.
If you deliberately murder the chickens, then they do not die of influenza. Public health mission accomplished!
I can see how culling might stop the spread if you have a large number of small chicken farms, but with fewer and larger farms, you end up with a dearth of chickens. I wonder if the recent laws on cage-free eggs have exacerbated the problem.
Perhaps modern biotechnology can find a way to grow eggs without going through the chicken phase.
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We get eggs from my son's hens but I think we all need to cut the Trump cabinet a little slack, they've got a whole lot to clean up and they've only been at it for a couple of weeks, it takes me that long to clean the garage.
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consider the huge savings from not painting/maintaining the boats.
If we made the hulls from recycled plastic, we would not need to paint them. Hell, we could even 3d print them! Make up that ship deficit in no time! Someone get Elon on the phone.
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