Robot Astronomy: Earth-threatening Asteroids
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http://www.facebook.com/ScienceReason ... NASA Spitzer's IRrelevant Astronomy (Episode 3): Robot Astronomy Talk Show - Earth-threatening Asteroids. Will an asteroid strike the Earth and wipe out all life as we know it? IR-2 and his robotic crew make random phone calls to find out. IRrelevant Astronomy - It's infrared-relevant! --- Please SUBSCRIBE to Science & Reason: • http://www.youtube.com/Best0fScience • http://www.youtube.com/ScienceTV • http://www.youtube.com/FFreeThinker --- Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun, especially in the inner Solar System; they are smaller than planets but larger than meteoroids. The term "asteroid" has historically been applied primarily to minor planets of the inner Solar System, as the outer Solar System was poorly known when it came into common usage. The distinction between asteroids and comets is made on visual appearance: Comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid --- IRrelevant Astronomy is a video podcast feed produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Unlike many other podcasts, it is set up more like a television network, with multiple series and stand-alone videos released on this single "channel." To date, the content included on the feed has all incorporated animation in some manner, and generally tends to be comedic. The "IR" in the title stands for "infrared", meaning the title actually refers to "infrared-relevant astronomy." In October 2008, IRrelevant Astronomy was nominated for "Best Technology/Science Podcast" at the 2008 Podcast Awards. It was one of 10 finalists in this category following a nomination process that included 281,000 votes. In October 2009, the IRrelevant Astronomy episode "Psych Out" was an official selection at the 2nd annual Imagine Science Film Festival. • http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/ .
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It will come very close( 80,000) miles in March 2012. Is this the end?
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3:25 tuuu-tuuu :)
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I wish astronomy shows would quit showing asteriods as if they were all very close together. Isn't the average asteriod a million miles apart in the asteroid belt?
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I think this is a little too childish. Not the topic, but the presentation.
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Why would a robot need Milk? Where would he get it?
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Why are you putting kid crap on? Please, good subject, but this is so patronizing.
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@sandslash123 - Nopers. I could hear the astronomer laughing at a bunch of those questions. =p
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well that was weird
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@omegavalerius Whoops, this is the wrong video! Damn YouTube cycling through my subscriptions without my knowledge! But thanks for the advice anyway, lol.
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Just make your lack of knowledge about what you are doing into a charming quirky part of your personality and you will attract a certain type of women I'm sure.
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HAHAHAH..........LMAO, the astroids have no chance against amarica. that is the biggist astroid thats destroying the earth.LOL
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No kidding.
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About relationships, there's this great quote: "It's not about finding the right person, but about being the right person." Now, if only I could get my irrational fear of not knowing what the hell I'm doing out of the way...
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haahhah
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What a cool way to learn about asteroids! I need to learn more before the robots take over... XD
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Great odds! A thousand asteroids BIG enough to destroy Earth? Oh Lord! Please protect our beautiful planet from this possible destruction.
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fake
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This may be the trippiest way I've ever seen to get kids interested in science. That said, I liked it!
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Wallie's cousin?
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They're cylons!!!!!
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