"…Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maple leaves; singing songs, drinking wine, diverting ourselves just floating, floating….refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current; this is what we call the floating world…” Asai Ryoi, in Ukiyo Monogatari (Tales of the Floating World, 1661)
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tungaska
100 years ago today an asteroid exploded over the Tungaska region of Siberia, killing all life and flattening trees over 2000 square kilometers. That is my fun thought for the day! Apophis, an asteroid the size of Yankee stadium, is coming our way. It will miss us, most likely, by thousands of miles. Help fund NEO research through The Planetary Society. And get cool emails that the end is near. https://planetary.org
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