Comments on: Squabbles in the Stars

By: Michael Parker

Michael Parker — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:40:15 +0000

Let’s not forget Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak. Instead of pepper spraying a romantic rival, traveling across country to kill her and desperately trying to get your lover back, how about dropping a N.E.O. on the both of them, their families, neighbors. Hell hath no fury…

By: E. J. Garcia

E. J. Garcia — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:42:19 +0000

Also, if no one has already commented on it, what are your thoughts on the infamous Apophis asteroid, Mr. Pohl? 2029 – 2036 is well beyond your time, thankfully, but the future generation can certainly benefit from your insight (if you wish add something, that is).

By: E. J. Garcia

E. J. Garcia — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:23:27 +0000

On the subject of NEOs, an asteroid with a payload of three Hiroshima bombs exploded over Indonesia just a few weeks back. A coincidence, perhaps?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:29 +0000

Actually, there was a big pop on October 8 over Sulawesi. An asteroid estimated to be 10 meters in diameter exploded at high altitude with a force equal to 3 hiroshima bombs. It blew up high enough not to cause any damage on the ground.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18046-asteroid-blast-reveals-holes-in-earths-defences.html

Am I crazy, or do the gods seem to have it in for Indonesia?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:02:23 +0000

My first published science fiction story was about a tug pilot who goes out to the asteroid belt to harvest asteroids and drag them back to earth, to be turned into orbital real estate, and also to be turned into weapons. It was published in the Sol’s Children anthology, 2003. I have reprinted it here: http://jeffcrookfiction.blogspot.com/2008/10/roid.html

By: Paul A.

Paul A. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:38:23 +0000

You weren’t involved in this Latvian meteorite crater hoax, were you? Good way to call attention to the NEO problem….

http://www.wtkr.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-latvia-meteorite,0,1920607.story