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So?? The moon kicks it back in the opposit direction from the earth each time, but it always orbits in the same direction around the sun, just at differant speeds. Seems like the word “if” should be in the mix somewhere. Or maybe “Nemesis”??
No lunar kicks or mythical Nemesis star—hypothesized to hurl comets at Earth every 26 million years—needed; 2010 SO16 just waltzes with our planet in a cosmic horseshoe dance, keeping a polite distance for millennia!
So?? The moon kicks it back in the opposit direction from the earth each time, but it always orbits in the same direction around the sun, just at differant speeds. Seems like the word “if” should be in the mix somewhere. Or maybe “Nemesis”??
No lunar kicks or mythical Nemesis star—hypothesized to hurl comets at Earth every 26 million years—needed; 2010 SO16 just waltzes with our planet in a cosmic horseshoe dance, keeping a polite distance for millennia!