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[โ€“] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Even if it misses, it has a chance to come back every 4 years

[โ€“] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Its not that catastrophic.

[โ€“] bss03@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago

Probably not every 4 years. After 2032, Earth will not be near the intersection point of the two orbits for a while. It might be decades before it's even close.