Editing 2984: Asteroid News

{{comic
| number    = 2984
| date      = September 11, 2024
| title     = Asteroid News
| image     = asteroid_news_2x.png
| imagesize = 376x288px
| noexpand  = true
| titletext = Their calculations show it will 'pass within the distance of the moon' but that it 'will not hit the moon, so what's the point?'
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic is about an unnamed asteroid predicted to approach earth in 2063, possibly related to the recently discovered asteroid [https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/06/Close_approach_of_asteroid_2024_MK 2024 MK] that made a close approach to Earth on June 29 2024. The comic mentions that the asteroid only has a 'one-in-6000 chance of "doing something cool",' meaning that there is only a small chance that the asteroid will have a visible impact on {{w|Earth}}'s surroundings. What [[Blondie]] deems as "something cool" would presumably be the asteroid hitting Earth or the moon.  The title text also mentions that the asteroid will also probably not hit the {{w|Moon}}, which is also another way for the asteroid to "do something cool." There is also a discrepancy with the image shown and actual predictions: the asteroid is expected to come within 0.75 lunar distances, inside the orbit of the Moon, while the comic shows the asteroid at least two {{w|lunar distances}} away from Earth.

Unlike almost all of [[Randall]]'s other comics, this one involves {{w|boredom}}.

==Transcript==
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:[Close-up of Blondie as a newscaster speaking, alongside an image to the left of an asteroid passing by Earth. The path of the asteroid is shown as a dashed line near the top-left, with the moon orbiting the earth below it.]
:Blondie: Astronomers initially said there was a one-in-6,000 chance that the newly-discovered asteroid might "do something cool" in 2063, but further observations determined it will be "Just a boring dot like all the others."

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