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2025-07-23 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

New large intersteller comet to approach in late Oct 2025

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Posted by Lord Garth 2025-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [171 views ] Top

#1 ..."interstellar invaders"

As Insty says "The photon cannon ARE a bit disconcerting."

Posted by Mercutio 2025-07-23 08:49|| 2025-07-23 08:49|| Front Page Top

#2 So Ooiemooie (or however it's pronounced) was just the advance scout ship.

Posted by SteveS 2025-07-23 08:57|| 2025-07-23 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/here-we-go-again-controversial-paper-questions-whether-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-is-possibly-hostile-alien-tech-in-disguise

Posted by mossomo 2025-07-23 13:13|| 2025-07-23 13:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise...

Oops, sorry above, thought anchored it.

Linky

Posted by mossomo 2025-07-23 13:15|| 2025-07-23 13:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Enormous asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa headed toward Earth in just DAYS

NASA has announced that asteroid 2025 OW is expected to pass within 393,000 miles of Earth on Monday, July 28.

It's actually one of five asteroids NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) making a close pass by Earth over the next week.

No real problem I guess, unless it hits the moon,

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-23 13:21|| 2025-07-23 13:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Or changes course

Posted by Frank G 2025-07-23 14:24|| 2025-07-23 14:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Reminds me of Lucifer's Hammer.

Posted by Melancholic 2025-07-23 14:38|| 2025-07-23 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 A wonderful tale, Melancholic. As are all the books Niven and Pournelle wrote together.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-07-23 20:24|| 2025-07-23 20:24|| Front Page Top

#9 The Ramans do everything in threes... ;)

Posted by Nero 2025-07-23 21:49|| 2025-07-23 21:49|| Front Page Top

#10 I always thought Pournelle was a 'ride along'

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-23 23:55|| 2025-07-23 23:55|| Front Page Top

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