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erronis

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40. Can you imagine if the on-board computer had a bit of sentience and knew that it was destined...

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Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:39 PM

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Bam! Bullseye! Target engaged! [View all] reACTIONary Sep 2022 OP

It's going to ignite the atmosphere!!! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #1

Oh Nos!!?! reACTIONary Sep 2022 #2

Spending the last moments of the universe staring at a youtube feed from NASA. :D Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #3

What a way to go! reACTIONary Sep 2022 #4

Wow! Skimmed by the big one and hit the little one dead center! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #5

+100 nt reACTIONary Sep 2022 #7

Nice closeup of some pavement there at the end! Had that view myself a time or two, petronius Sep 2022 #6

I bet NASA studies those images for a while. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #8

Science Magic HAB911 Sep 2022 #9

I assume it was not going to hit earth, so what if they alter its course doc03 Sep 2022 #10

It's been redirected to Mar-A-Lago. No harm to sentient beings. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #11

Good point nt doc03 Sep 2022 #12

Two thoughts I had while watching live: Nevilledog Sep 2022 #13

Mine: Never play darts against NASA. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #16

That's for sure. Not even from 7M miles away. :) Hortensis Sep 2022 #22

I won't say they cheat, but they are damned good at it! ... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #24

:) Suspiciously good. She and her contributions were remarkable, all right. Hortensis Sep 2022 #32

Just saw this...lol Nevilledog Sep 2022 #23

LOL -- NASA got the tenth! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #27

No no, not the Borg Leith Sep 2022 #17

... Nevilledog Sep 2022 #19

And I just understood yours Leith Sep 2022 #25

Just recently rewatched ALL the Star Trek movies Nevilledog Sep 2022 #28

One of mine, too Leith Sep 2022 #33

Will have flown... Will have been. There will be no text. reACTIONary Sep 2022 #41

Resistance is futile. lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #39

Amazing how we take for granted our ability to see live video from 7 million miles away. onenote Sep 2022 #14

Kilometers. But... reACTIONary Sep 2022 #21

Actually, I read it is around 11 million kilometers away -- which is nearly 7 million miles. onenote Sep 2022 #26

I thought I read 7 million km. But... reACTIONary Sep 2022 #30

From Reuters: onenote Sep 2022 #36

You are right. I checked my source... reACTIONary Sep 2022 #37

Lol, amazing it is! Hortensis Sep 2022 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Sep 2022 #15

Did anyone else just feel dweller Sep 2022 #18

Just a shock wave from return fire. They missed us. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #35

#AvengeTheDinosaurs 🦕 Princess Turandot Sep 2022 #20

Perfection! Nevilledog Sep 2022 #29

Love it! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #31

This is so star trek!!!! lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #38

Can you imagine if the on-board computer had a bit of sentience and knew that it was destined... erronis Sep 2022 #40

It was programmed... reACTIONary Sep 2022 #44

That's great. Thanks for a poignant smile this morning. erronis Sep 2022 #49

Did anyone ask the asteroid's permission first? Orrex Sep 2022 #42

Is the little one a piece of the big one? Beartracks Sep 2022 #43

It is a binary asteroid system... reACTIONary Sep 2022 #45

Also, just to be technical... reACTIONary Sep 2022 #46

Ah, I knew that. Just grabbed the wrong word in my post! Beartracks Sep 2022 #47

Send one where putler hides NASA ;) Justice matters. Sep 2022 #48

Wonder what Putin thought of that shot?? kentuck Sep 2022 #50