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 the astronomers 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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