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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15732223/sun-tearing-huge-asteroid-pieces.html

The sun is tearing a huge asteroid to pieces – and now Earth
is flying right through the fallout, a NASA scientist has warned.

Searching through millions of meteor observations, scientists
spotted a cluster of 282 shooting stars that seemed to emerge
from the same point in space.

According to the researchers, these pieces of rocky debris are
the aftermath of a crumbling asteroid, or rock–comet, that got
a little too close to the sun.

Now, as our planet sweeps through the rock–comet's cluttered
wake, keen stargazers on Earth will be able to spot a brand–new
meteor shower lighting up the sky.

. . .

No, we don't need Bruce Willis.

HOWEVER ... 'sand-sized particles' in any volume
can tear the shit out of our SATELLITES and the ISS.
May also be a prob for future Artemis missions.

The Artemis crew reported seeing a meteor hitting
the moon. Not anything huge, but enough to create
a very visible flash even though they were tens
of thousands of miles away. Associated with the
abovementioned asteroid ? Not sure.

Note that any large hit on the moon would blast
shards all over the place - including to where
our satellites hang out. Could take 100 years
for the mess to clear out. Sorry Trekkies, we
don't have 'force fields' and are unlikely to
have such tech for a very long time despite how
useful they'd be for moon/Mars missions/bases.

Hmm ... what WOULD be the fallout if we could
not use 'space' for 100 years ???

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