NASA launches rocket at asteroid to prevent a planet threatening event

Hades · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:06

Well kind of

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ex-spacecraft-launch-armageddon-a7233571.html

It's good to see we're taking some proactive action for the future. It's also amazing at the precision they are planning for; to reach down to the surface with a mechanical arm.

NoobCannon · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:09

epic title

"As well as keeping humanity alive, the robotic hunter could also tell us where live came from"

Sliver · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:14

Send up Bruce Willis, he'll sort it out.

Mynight · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:17

less than one-tenth of 1 per cent

Correct me if I'm wrong but that's 0.1%. Or am I missing something that requires that wording :confused:

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Also cool

Sliver · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:21

Mynight said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but that's 0.1%. Or am I missing something that requires that wording .

Also cool

0.1% is one tenth, the article says it is less than this.

glenimp617 · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:25

E.L.E.

Mynight · 10 Sep 2016 at 20:58

Sliver said:
0.1% is one tenth, the article says it is less than this.

Ahh I'm shattered I didnt explain myself well sorry.

I meant I would just have expected it to say "less than 0.1%" rather than "less than 1/10 of 1%".

It just seems a really weird way to format it.

Sliver · 10 Sep 2016 at 21:00

Mynight said:
Ahh I'm shattered I didnt explain myself well sorry.

I meant I would just have expected it to say "less than 0.1%" rather than "less than 1/10 of 1%".

It just seems a really weird way to format it.

It's science, they like precision.

Mynight · 10 Sep 2016 at 21:09

Sliver said:
It's science, they like precision.

My chemistry teacher used to love precision during practicals.

"How much are we supposed to add?"

"Some"

Some is not a measurement dammit!

Pigeon_Killer · 10 Sep 2016 at 21:23

glen8 said:
E.L.E.

It will be when the plan backfires and they deflect it straight in to Earth.

Amp34 · 10 Sep 2016 at 21:27

Sliver said:
It's science, they like precision.

Sounds more like an Americanism to me. You don't use fractions in science, it's not an SI unit.

Sliver · 10 Sep 2016 at 21:32

Amp34 said:
Sounds more like an Americanism to me. You don't use fractions in science, it's not an SI unit.

Of course they use fractions in science, what do you think maths or particle physics equations use. They were percentages though and they do use them, which they done.

Amp34 · 11 Sep 2016 at 06:20

In that specific instance. Knew someone would be pedantic.

Either way it's an americanism IMO.

Pixel · 11 Sep 2016 at 06:31

As well as keeping humanity alive, the robotic hunter could also tell us where live came from

Quality reporting there.

Cosimo · 11 Sep 2016 at 07:06

You can read all about the the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission from here onwards:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=29978694#post29978694

lunar · 11 Sep 2016 at 09:19

Amp34 said:
Sounds more like an Americanism to me. You don't use fractions in science, it's not an SI unit.

Oh no, not again!
Reminds me of a slight problem that arose about 15 years ago when the usa probe crash-landed on Mars because one group of engineers were using imperial (pounds second) and a group of scientists were using SI units (Newton second)

Jono8 · 11 Sep 2016 at 09:26

NoobCannon said:
epic title

"As well as keeping humanity alive, the robotic hunter could also tell us where live came from"

Also -

"And while the rock itself wouldn’t destroy Earth, though could cause huge destruction, there are asteroids flying around"

In fact the whole artical is terribly written.

How on earth has this guy got this job?