Our solar system is littered with asteroids and comets, and sometimes they get a little close to Earth. But no need to worry! This happens all the time. When an asteroid or comet could come close to our planet, it’s known as a near-Earth object – aka NEO.
But how close is “close”?
A near-Earth object is defined as an object that could pass by our Earth within 30 million miles. We begin to keep close watch on objects that could pass within 5 million miles of our planet.
To put that into perspective, our Moon is only 238,900 miles away.
However unlikely an impact is, we want to know about all near-Earth objects. Our Planetary Defense Coordination Office maintains watch for asteroids and comets coming close to Earth. Along with our partners, we discover, catalog and characterize these bodies.
But what if one of these objects posed a threat?
We want to be prepared. That is why we are working on several deflection techniques and technologies to help protect our planet.
So next time that you hear of an asteroid passing “close” to Earth, know that it’s just one of many that we are tracking.
Here are 10 more things you should know about Planetary Defense.
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"Asteroid," poem assembled from quotations from Wikipedia articles
do you find it weird when a rp only features white / multi-racial (specifically lighter-skinned) fcs in the cast?
because i do. :/
“I love that word. Forever. I love that forever doesn’t exist, but we have a word for it anyway, and use it all the time. It’s beautiful and doomed.”
— Viv Albertine
MASON GOODING for Schon Magazine (2020) // photographed by David Higgs
a little list of some positive projects coming out of the spnfamily right now:
- The Castiel Project: A fundraiser for The Trevor Project, an organization for suicide prevention for queer youth. The Castiel Project is a positive outlet for the outrage at the CW’s homophobia. Donate here if you have the means. Reblog this to signal boost.
- Ramble On: A WIP rewrite of s6-15 of SPN by @rambleoncas and @thiscastielhasflown along with the team they’re assembling. Find details @rambleonspn and drop an ask if you have questions or words of support.
- Superior Natural: Similar concept to Ramble On, but from the beginning. Find them @spnrewrite and on their discord linked on the blog if you’d like to support or contribute. I don’t know as much about it or the people involved but I’m happy to signal boost as it seems like a positive effort.
This is by no means a complete list! I encourage you all to rb and add anything you want to signal boost as well!
one of my greatest hits, tbh
take me with you. : road trip plot where muse a and muse b are like college roommates/best friends x1000 like they practically spend every moment with each other and everything and stay up all night watching reruns of their favorite shows, sharing almost every meal bc they’re cheap like that and don’t mind, having shitty jobs with huge dreams and all that. muse a has a long distance high school sweetheart bf/gf who moved across country for school/job and when their relationship starts to strain, muse a reallllly feels strongly about driving across country to see them to try and fix things (they also might suspect the person is cheating on them). flying ain’t an option bc they’re intensely scared of being in the air & also they have no car. that’s where their partner in crime, muse b comes in. muse b has the car, soundtrack, and the navigational skills, muse a has the money, the lively company, and the snacks. they ditch classes for about a week or something and plan it out vaguely but end up just bullshitting the rest of the trip there.
attention: this is the MEAT of the plot!!!!! they go clubbing, visit lame museums, become extras in a movie, get kicked out of zoos/parks or some shit, stay in crappy motels, get stalked by someone who muse b is convinced a total psycho, attend festivals and act like total kids, are forced to take lots and lots and LOTS of detours, end up fixing the car once or twice, go camping in an abandoned barn/middle of nowhere/other shady place, crash random weddings, get arrested, almost start the apocalypse, and so much more.
of course tons of weird, sexual tension and maybe even some things happen on the trip that they don’t wanna speak about which kind of adds some tension there (hell tbh they might not even reach their destination and decide to turn around) BUT if they make it to where they need to go in a matter of what was supposed to be a week trip ( now probably 2 or 3), muse a goes looking for their long distance bae when they get there and then gets their heart broken while muse b is there to help pick up the pieces. and then muse b picks this time when they’re gong back home to confess how they’ve always loved muse a but the past week(s) they’ve started to really, really fall in love with them and they don’t wanna ruin what they have and blah blah. muse a is confused, vulnerable but can’t deny that they’ve always felt this stronger connection with muse b compared to everyone else in their lives. then the two of them start to figure out their lives from there and learn how to love and give and GROW and accept and celebrate and so many fluffy and angsty things. FUCK.
bonus points if:
it’s a f/f or m/m plot and they have to do a lot of coming out to each other and then to family and friends back home
muse a does not feel the same way when muse b confesses their love at first and they have a really big, emotional, enlightening blow-upppp
when/if they get back home, muse b’s ex comes back in their life and becomes an obstacle between them and muse a
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