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> For starters, the enormous rock poses no threat to Earth. [...] The comet's closest approach to Earth will occur sometime in the year 2031, when scientists pr
by Aachen 5y ago
> For starters, the enormous rock poses no threat to Earth. [...] The comet's closest approach to Earth will occur sometime in the year 2031, when scientists predict the comet will swoop within 10.97 AU of the sun — putting it just outside of Saturn's orbit,
This "for starters" is buried 6 paragraphs into the article.
- axpy906 5y agoMaybe change the title to “Heads toward our Solar System” or “Heads toward Saturn”?
- INTPenis 5y agoWow, I love how the title is practically crafted to incite terror and panic. "After millions of years of peace, your world will be ruined!"
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- downWidOutaFite 5y agoThe title didn't give me the sense that they were hyping a sensationalist earth-collision angle. The sub-title right at the top says the comet will strafe Saturn's orbit in 2031.
- Dylan16807 5y agoI still expected it to reach the inner solar system!
- kemitche 5y agoThe sub-headline of the article says it too: "The gargantuan Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet will strafe Saturn's orbit in 2031. Scientists are stoked." If anything were actually on a collision course with Earth, I can almost guarantee the headlines of every major news outlet would make it clear.
- geoduck14 5y ago>If anything were actually on a collision course with Earth, I can almost guarantee the headlines of every major news outlet would make it clear. A sure fire way to know if something is happening is when one of the 4 MSM channels start to deny that it is happening.