NASA tweaks killer asteroid's trajectory of death!

"NASA has recalculated the trajectory of asteroid Apophis and
concluded that Bruce Willis can stand down from a state of doom-body-
busting readiness.
......

Chesley said: "Updated computational techniques and newly available
data indicate the probability of an Earth encounter on April 13, 2036,
for Apophis has dropped from one-in-45,000 to about four-in-a
million."

The pair got the majority of their new data from Dave Tholen and chums
at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy in Manoa. Tholen
scanned "hundreds of previously unreleased images of the night sky"
captured by the observatory's 88-inch telescope and made "improved
measurements of the asteroid's position in the images"."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/08/apophis_calculations/

Double-A

Double-A writes:

606> NASA tweaks killer asteroid's trajectory of death!

What does your classic erroneous presupposition of a question have
to do with OS/2, Double-A?

On Oct 12, 4:34 pm, Double-A <double... at (no spam) hush.com> wrote:





NASA tweaks killer asteroid's trajectory of death!

"NASA has recalculated the trajectory of asteroid Apophis and
concluded that Bruce Willis can stand down from a state of doom-body-
busting readiness.
......

Chesley said: "Updated computational techniques and newly available
data indicate the probability of an Earth encounter on April 13, 2036,
for Apophis has dropped from one-in-45,000 to about four-in-a
million."

The pair got the majority of their new data from Dave Tholen and chums
at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy in Manoa. Tholen
scanned "hundreds of previously unreleased images of the night sky"
captured by the observatory's 88-inch telescope and made "improved
measurements of the asteroid's position in the images"."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/08/apophis_calculations/

Double-A

One rogue encounter, and all bets are off.

If Apophis encounters so much as a bowling ball, the trajectory could
shift, and Apophis might just as easily nail us.

 ~ BG

Double-A writes:

606> NASA tweaks killer asteroid's trajectory of death!

606> "NASA has recalculated the trajectory of asteroid Apophis and
606> concluded that Bruce Willis can stand down from a state of doom-
body-
606> busting readiness.
606> .......

606> Chesley said: "Updated computational techniques and newly
available
606> data indicate the probability of an Earth encounter on April 13,
2036,
606> for Apophis has dropped from one-in-45,000 to about four-in-a
606> million."

606> The pair got the majority of their new data from Dave Tholen and
chums
606> at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy in Manoa.
Tholen
606> scanned "hundreds of previously unreleased images of the night
sky"
606> captured by the observatory's 88-inch telescope and made
"improved
606> measurements of the asteroid's position in the images"."

What does that have to do with OS/2, Double-A?

607> Where'd you go?

What does your question have to do with OS/2, Double-A?

607> Heard you were in jail,

What does your gullibility have to do with OS/2, Double-A?

607> then you were back for a day.  Violate the conditions of your
607> bail release already?

What does your classic erroneous presupposition of a question have
to do with OS/2, Double-A?

Double-A writes:

610> I don't know,

Then why did you post it to an OS/2 newsgroup, Double-A?

610> but a little more publicity about your astronomy
610> exploits can't hurt your career or your book sales!

Classic erroneous presupposition.

611> What an ego!

Illogical, given that facts have nothing to do with ego,
Double-A.

611> At least you answered honestly.

Classic erroneous presupposition.

Double-A writes:

612> You didn't answer honestly?

What does your question have to do with OS/2, Double-A?

Double-A writes:

612> Whether you answered honestly or not about OS/2.

Non sequitur.