submitted by bossman131 to random 12 hoursMay 14, 2025 18:59:42 ago (+7/-0) (x.com)
the_old_ones 0 points 7 hours ago
the headline makes this sound scarier then it is.thats not a very big meteor, they get far bigger."between Earth and the Moon" is BIG. you're basically pissing in the ocean and the moon is literally keeping meteors from hitting us all the time.saturn and the other gas giants literally tank most of the meteors the system gets hit by by sheer mass alone.
the_old_ones 0 points 7 hours ago
the headline makes this sound scarier then it is.
thats not a very big meteor, they get far bigger.
"between Earth and the Moon" is BIG. you're basically pissing in the ocean and the moon is literally keeping meteors from hitting us all the time.
saturn and the other gas giants literally tank most of the meteors the system gets hit by by sheer mass alone.