An asteroid discovered in 2024 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. “Lunar ejecta could increase micrometeoroid debris flux in low Earth orbit up to 1000 times above background levels.” Scientists say we may be able to nuke it.
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SEVENEVES!
https://www.nealstephenson.com/seveneves.html
One of my favorites… though I wish he'd split it into 3 separate books. Because it's really just that first section ("book") that's so fantastic.
👆Yes.
Yasssss
um just for the record i really hope this isn’t a seveneves scenario because that seems kind of scary
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