@neiltyson So since it's passing through our gravitational frame, how much angular momentum does the Earth gain/lose?
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@HVDREW you shut up before I have to serve you up some cold ramen noodles.
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@neiltyson can we charge it a toll?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson.#meteor#astronomy#FFThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: Yup. Asteroid "2012 DA14" buzz-cuts Earth today at a distance 5,000 miles closer than our orbiting communication satellites.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson is there a possibility it will take out any satellites?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson DAMMIT NEIL YOU'RE FREAKIN' ME OUT QUIT ITThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I could ask a question about the angle of this vs the trajectory of that, but all I really want to know is.. zombie apocalypse?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson you are my hero. Thank you for being you.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson will you please fly into space and punch it somewhere else??Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Pity we didn't think to put cameras on those comm satellites. One hell of a photo. -
@SK_00001@neiltyson Yeah, that's the shit.
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@neiltyson If the asteroid is passing closer to us than satellites, why can't I see it on this starry night?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson our satellites are hovering near 12000? I would've thought they were closer than that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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