Asteroid 2014 DX110 is set to fly between the Earth and the moon Wednesday. Slooh Space Camera will broadcast the flyby live starting at 4 p.m. EST on March 5.

Paul Cox, Slooh's technical and research director, is set to narrate the live stream as the asteroid makes an extremely close pass by Earth. Researchers estimate that DX110 will follow a path that puts it within one lunar distance from the planet. But, there's no need to worry: As Universe Today reported, the asteroid will be about 216,000 miles away from our planet and is not expected to come in contact with either the Earth or the moon.

The asteroid was first spotted on Feb. 28 and measures about 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. After passing between the Earth and moon Wednesday, the space rock is expected to return and make another flyby in March 2046. NASA predicts the object will have a 1 in 10,000,000 chance of impacting the planet then.

DX110 is one of the closest asteroids to approach Earth in recent months. Though asteroids pass by Earth regularly, most do not come within one lunar distance of the planet.
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We should have a daily doom porn thread stickied - most other forums seem to have them - SZ shouldn't let the side down IMO
Any takers for doom porn duties - You've got the most appropriate moniker Mildy.

Wise Haven wrote:
Our resident doom monger hasn't been active for quite a long time.
Either there aren't enough doom stories to peddle, Cliff High & his doombots have retired, or he's worried himself to death.

Any idea if we'll be able to see this asteroid with naked eyes here?

Dear NASA do you think there is danger of planes or tall people jumping on mountains being sucked into the asteroids gravity field?

Funny Batou^^^
...you could have a point though. Worried now.
What happened to the Galactic federation of light comet? You know, the one that was really an invasion armada?

Lol @ Cathar, Clif and the Webbots.

Here's their 2013 predictions ............. guess how many were on the money ........... yup none is the correct answer!

Wise Haven wrote: I'm sure we had one WH.
That incredibly handsome man who does the soshul mejia things for SZ started it if I recall correctly.

*Fires up the Hugo Beacon*

feather wrote:
lol!!!

Remember this one?



LMFAO!!

Haven't got round to reading those threads ,Soshul who?
Cliff High and the Webbots - sounds like a band

Wise Haven wrote:

Oh it's way more entertaining than a band

Doom 2012
My apologies. I turns out it was Gilly made that thread FOR Hugo.
Get a room eh!
The things people will stoop to for a few Facebook 'likes'. Disgusting!


dreadnaught/cathcunt/pisspipe's very own mega thread of doom


I've no idea what happened to Cathar, He just stopped coming around.
No-one predicted that.

andyh wrote:
Dittto Strange but true

Anybody remember the GLF promised trip around Neptune?
Selected People had to pack a suitcase (enough for a week) and at the appointed time go and wait outside their house where they were going to be picked up by a black limousine (Which was really a cloaked/disguised sports model flying saucer. This would then transport them to the hovering mothership hiding behind the moon.
People were greatly confused when the "limousine" didn't arrive. After waiting an hour or so many of the disappointed posted on the forum (Project Avalon/Camelot) asking what the delay was.
I KID YOU NOT.

STILL my fav rapture pic (from those lovely B3tans).

On the wee to heaven, roflmfao!!!

Wise Haven wrote:




Nope, don't recall that particular one but I did have a ringside seat for 'Spaceship Tuesday' as it was aptly named by an old freind and it was quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever experienced online to date

The amount of DIFers that actually believed this thing was gonna land and whisk them off was nothing short of mindboggling! Some had even quit their jobs... I kid you not back

I think bats and marina were both around for this too

EDIT TO SAY - the build up was about 2 months if I recall.... was a frenzy towards the end

feather wrote:

Not seen that one.

Funny. As. Fuck.

psketti wrote:
This comes to mind too:

Wise Haven wrote:
Was this doom porn? I just found it interesting.

It's probably a good idea that you don't do a little reading in to asteroids, and just how vulnerable we are to them, as you may not sleep at night

mild_peril wrote:



Ok, jobs yours but you're gonna need an outfit and a cloak. Preferably shiney.

EDIT... one of those morph suits would be great