In the next 15 years, Jupiter might not be there (to save us, that is)

[trickykitty]

I hadn't seen anyone post about the recent meteor/comet attack that was thwarted by Jupiter, so I figured I'd add it.

This, for me, is one of those funky coincidences that pop up on a regular basis. I had just finished watching Sam Neill's Staying Alive (thanks to lolotehe) just last week, in which our intrepid space and time traveler tells all about how Jupiter saves millions of human lives every second.

I guess it's because we're just that damn lucky! Ka-ching! ;)

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15 years?

[olive789.livejournal.com]

what happens in 15 years?

I'm being facetious

[trickykitty.livejournal.com]

From the last line of the article:

Fifteen years ago this month, earthly telescopes saw a comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, break up and go plowing into Jupiter's atmosphere, leaving a string of dark spots in the cloud tops.

And, if in another 15 years time Jupiter is on the opposite side of the solar system from the direction of a comet headed toward earth, then it may be too far away to protect our planet from collision.