See, they think that there may be comets out there with very low reflectivity, making them hard to spot. Such comets might sneak up on Earth like a stealth bomber sneaking up on an enemy base and then smack into it (the Earth) with planetkilling force.
Since we can’t (yet) see stealth comets, we don’t know how many there may be. Hopefully, there are none, but if there are some then the chances of a planetkilling impact are higher than we’ve previously thought.
Fortunately, scientists have a new tool they hope will "de-cloak" the stealth comets that may be out there sneaking up on us.
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No word whether the same tool will work on Klingon or Romulan birds of prey.
Author: Jimmy Akin
Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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What we need is a telescope capable of emitting a tachyon web.
Benedict, only if they can reverse the polarity.