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george-its-james t1_j6h2419 wrote

I quite like it personally. There are "clean" BW photos of the moon everywhere, but this one looks kind of unique. It also looks like it's an analog picture taken a long time ago with some very expensive piece of equipment at the time, but you can say you actually took it with your handheld mirrorless!

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thatwasacrapname123 t1_j6gwkv2 wrote

If we can discover an asteroid when it's nearing its apoapsis, it's slowest highest point in its orbit.. and if it can be predicted to be on course to impact Earth..and if we have a defensive impactor rocket somewhere out there on standby... and if we can get to the asteroid quick enough... it would only take a tiny little bump to knock it tens of thousands of kms off course. That's a lot of ifs.. but I think we're only a few decades away from having a somewhat effective chance at preventing an ELE.

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MisinformedGenius t1_j6gur0j wrote

Pretty sure it's the green suit, although in the pictures I've seen, it's blue and looks slightly different. The white part is the Thermal Micrometeroid Garment - it's mainly for rejecting as much heat as possible and for protecting the airtight suit from pokey hazards (as well as micrometeoroids).

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SpartanJack17 t1_j6gtypt wrote

Hello u/bubba_boo_bear, your submission "What if the planet stopped rotating?" has been removed from r/space because:

  • Such questions should be asked in the "All space questions" thread stickied at the top of the sub.

Please read the rules in the sidebar and check r/space for duplicate submissions before posting. If you have any questions about this removal please message the r/space moderators. Thank you.

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