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@BugManInKntucky @SenBillNelson This small asteroid, estimated to be 11.5 to 28 feet (3.5 to 8.5m) across, has no risk of impacting Earth. Even if it did, it'd turn into a fireball and largely disintegrate harmlessly in the atmosphere, with some of the bigger debris potentially falling as small meteorites. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2023

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@DrSSWelsh @SenBillNelson That’s right. Asteroid 2023 BU was discovered by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. There is no risk of the asteroid impacting Earth, but even if it did, it would turn into a fireball and largely disintegrate harmlessly in the atmosphere. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2023

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@mattyjjjames @SenBillNelson The right mitigation strategy for deflecting an asteroid would depend on its size, mass, velocity, and when it was detected. This asteroid is so small, that even if it was on course to hit Earth, which it is not, it would largely burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2023