An asteroid is expected to pass within 1.1 million miles of Earth sometime Wednesday, and although the Houston Chronicle reports NASA as saying that “there is no possibility for the asteroid to collide with our planet,” the paper did leave some wiggle room in its tweet just in case.
Large asteroid unlikely to destroy Earth Wednesday https://t.co/byxYKESWDc
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron well not with THAT attitude https://t.co/fgspGAwArf
— James Hope Howard (@jameshopehoward) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron So there's still a chance…
— alternative fax (@sornie79) April 18, 2017
No.
That's unfortunate. https://t.co/oZ9g6ScU9e
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron SAD!
— Bill Goldman (@williamsgoldman) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron All talk no action.
— Domenic Vermillion (@Dvermillion93) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron damnit
— travis feliz (@travis_mke) April 18, 2017
So, the Chronicle is just going to get people’s hopes up by saying an apocalyptic asteroid strike is “unlikely” when it’s actually impossible?
@HoustonChron @Jonginibalerini some sad news
— Vinesh R (@vineshramanand) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron Disappointing millions.
— Alan Kors (@alkors) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron @5000followers0 Damn. Work tomorrow.
— Chrissy (@Chrissy_B67) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron @MattMackowiak How about Thursday?
— Senator Miller (@idnov) April 18, 2017
Thursday’s good for us.
@HoustonChron Thanks, Obama
— TeddyKGB (@TeddyKGB) April 18, 2017
You’ve got to admit, it holds up.
@Bren_Clab @HoustonChron What a shame…. imagine dying by asteroid. That'd be so tight
— kristen (@koldjaa) April 18, 2017
@HoustonChron Welp. There's always 2027. See ya next time, Destroyer of Man!
— Andrew ?⚾️? (@Agood1980) April 18, 2017
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Related:
CBS News' Mark Knoller thankful for CNN's asteroid countdown clock; Earth spared http://t.co/hc8iLpYdHt
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 31, 2013
