[HN Gopher] New research shows smacking an asteroid may fracture...
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       New research shows smacking an asteroid may fracture but not
       shatter it (2019)
        
       Author : 1cvmask
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-09-07 09:29 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (astronomy.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (astronomy.com)
        
       | 0xabe wrote:
       | This offers an interesting variation of the old timey classic
       | asteroids game where instead of splitting apart and pieces flying
       | in directions appointed by Newtonian physics and the conservation
       | of momentum, the pieces of the hit asteroid try to reassemble
       | according to some model of gravitation or attraction.
        
       | kerblang wrote:
       | If anybody decides to make a movie in which an asteroid is gently
       | pushed slightly off course by mild-mannered people who don't
       | scream at each other constantly, I promise to go watch it. I've
       | become rather inured to explody flicks at this point.
        
         | SketchySeaBeast wrote:
         | Are you saying you don't want any loud kerblangs?
        
           | kerblang wrote:
           | Yes I am a hypocrite, thanks for pointing that out
        
         | cogman10 wrote:
         | If someone wanted to make a true to life film, you'd have the
         | scientists detect the asteroid, predict the collision 10 years
         | in advance, and the rest of the time would be watching
         | politicians debate whether or not a fetus is sentient until the
         | asteroid crashes into earth and extinguishes all life.
        
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