- maniacalmanicmania ( @maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone ) English27•2 months ago
Why is Jupiter stopping us from getting asteroid hugs?
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) English8•2 months ago
Its gravity sucks up all the little rockyboys headed inward
- Evil_Shrubbery ( @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ) English2•2 months ago
Because the last big one it left through caused a stop to Earths space probes visiting it for like 66 million years.
- sabreW4K3 ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) English15•2 months ago
There’s a giant asteroid that’s trying to hit us but is caught in Jupiter’s orbit?
- AFallingAnvil ( @AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca ) English24•2 months ago
Many. That’s why it has so many moons
- Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) English14•2 months ago
Jupiter has a huge influence in the Solarsystem, the big gravitation of Jupiter and also the Sun can deflect most of the asteroids and Comets from the Earth orbit, but in certain circumstances can do the opposite and launch objects into Earth’s orbit, depending on what angle they enter the system…
A good example is Apophis (∅~370 m), which is coming to visit us in 2029, although at quite a distance, but it will return in Abril 2036 and in this case, if it passes through a certain point there is a possibility that it will impact the Earth…
https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/
Simulate an impact where ever you want and see the consecuences scrolling down the results.
- Evil_Shrubbery ( @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ) English9•2 months ago
Oh, ok, it will target New York, the movies were right!
/s
- Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) English10•2 months ago
The White House is also a good target. Maybe also the Coronado Naval Base
- Evil_Shrubbery ( @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ) English9•2 months ago
What a great & optimal design for actual humans to live and work - it would have been cheaper to make a square building with giant floors and a fraction of the windows (and far less natural light for inhabitants).
They prob left the remaining sides free to not infringe on MS Windows logo trademark.And H designs are just somehow aesthetically unpleasing to me personally (for real).
- anton ( @anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English3•2 months ago
optimal design for actual humans to live and work
And H designs are just somehow aesthetically unpleasing to me personally (for real).
Because I agree with those points I resigned it by flipping the edges:
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.╚═╩═╝- Evil_Shrubbery ( @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee ) English3•2 months ago
- Martineski ( @Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English1•2 months ago
Do we have ways/plans to prevent the potential hit or is it a “we will see” thing?
- Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) English2•2 months ago
There are several plans to avoid it, but it depends of several factors. We can avoid an impact if we know the exact position several Years before the supposed impact, if not, there is nothing we can do.
- Martineski ( @Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•2 months ago
Childhood fear suddenly resurfaced.
- NeatNit ( @NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ) English2•2 months ago
Explain to me, how is Jupiter deflecting a significant number of asteroids if it can only be in one place at any one time and its orbit is nearly 12 years long? Wouldn’t asteroids have a huge window to get past it while it’s on the other side of the sun?
- cordlesslamp ( @cordlesslamp@lemmy.today ) English6•2 months ago
Same thing for Earth, it can only be at one place at anytime, creating a huge window for any asteroid to missed earth. And when it missed, it must loop around and orbit the sun, multiple times, increasing the chance of it got caught in Jupiter’s gravitational well, which is a pretty massive distance.
Orbital mechanic is crazy and make no sense for a peasant like me. You would think hitting the sun is the easiest thing but It’s actually really hard to launch something into the sun. And would require an enormous energy to do so.
Ever wonder why don’t we just launch our nuclear waste into the sun? I thought so too and do some Google search about it. It was an interesting read.
- BillyTheSkidMark ( @BillyTheSkidMark@lemm.ee ) English1•2 months ago
I’m pretty sure I remember reading that Jupiter’s “protector” status might also be overblown, as it actually sends asteroids into the inner solar system as well.
- molave ( @mo_lave@reddthat.com ) English1•2 months ago
Stop right there, criminal scum! Nobody breaks the law on my watch! I’m confiscating your stolen goods. Now pay your fine or it’s off to jail.