Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)

[azurelunatic]

Posted in full at: http://ift.tt/1o6aBV2 at March 15, 2014 at 04:30AM
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mamasam:

tonyabbot:

scary-monsters-and-davesprite:

lonelyinsomniac:

samsaranmusing:

Orbital path of asteroid near miss in 2002. Yah, that’s how close we came to nuclear winter and possible total destruction.

A visitor.

It’s like it’s trying so hard to hit us and it just can’t do it

All I can imagine is every astronomer drinking heavily from 2002-2003 like “There it goes—OH FUCK IT’S COMING BACK”

"Dynamics of a fucking asteroid" indeed

Comments

[gominokouhai]

Probably wasn't an asteroid: asteroids generally aren't painted white. Probably a booster stage of Apollo 12.

[azurelunatic]

Ah, that makes much more sense.