Our solar system is littered with asteroids and comets, and sometimes they get a little close to Earth. But no need to worry! This happens all the time. When an asteroid or comet could come close to our planet, it’s known as a near-Earth object – aka NEO.

But how close is “close”?

A near-Earth object is defined as an object that could pass by our Earth within 30 million miles. We begin to keep close watch on objects that could pass within 5 million miles of our planet.

To put that into perspective, our Moon is only 238,900 miles away.

However unlikely an impact is, we want to know about all near-Earth objects. Our Planetary Defense Coordination Office maintains watch for asteroids and comets coming close to Earth. Along with our partners, we discover, catalog and characterize these bodies.

But what if one of these objects posed a threat?

We want to be prepared. That is why we are working on several deflection techniques and technologies to help protect our planet.

So next time that you hear of an asteroid passing “close” to Earth, know that it’s just one of many that we are tracking.

Here are 10 more things you should know about Planetary Defense.

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Going up against trolls is a really hard task in the music business. It’s something that I think we all need to deal with at some point, because that’s just sort of the brutal nature of the internet. I wanted to help you with this as it’s something that I think throws a lot of people off, especially early in their music careers.

The thing is, you have to see trolls for what they are and furthermore you need to realize that the best way to kill trolls is with kindness or making fun of yourself. Remember, engaging anger with anger is going to just make you shoot yourself in the foot.

Realizing What Trolls Are

Trolls are sad. Really simple as that. They don’t have some grand design, they’re just lonely assholes with nothing better to do. Seriously, think about what life must be like for some of these people. They’re going on the internet to make fun of random people they don’t even know so they can feel good about themselves.

When you are armed with this information, it becomes a lot easier to handle trolls and deal with their stupidity. I think this perspective really helps folks understand how to deal with them. It becomes more of a matter of pity than anything else at that point.

Killing Trolls With Kindness

One of the keys with trolls is to kill them with kindness. One of my favorite tactics is to act like the trolls comment was actually a compliment. So if they say, “I hope you die because of your horrible music!” then you could reply something like, “Oh, so I can make good music in heaven? Righteous!”

I know it sounds silly, but so often when you turn the other cheek trolls don’t even know what to do and generally just go and leave you alone. It really helps to make things a little bit easier to deal with. I know it’s not always easy in the moment, but trust me above all you do not want to engage trolls with anger. This just leads to further frustration.

Why You Don’t Fight Fire With Fire

Look, most people understand trolls are just random losers from around the internet. They aren’t clever and they don’t have anything going on. If you go in and engage with those people then you are getting dragged down to their level. That’s exactly what they want so they can beat you over the head with their anger.

Don’t give other people this power over you. It gives them free real estate inside your head. Don’t try to troll back because they don’t care, trust me. Instead, just focus on sharing the love and realizing that trolls are just losers who you can’t really do anything about other than say a kind word and try to help be a little less crap.

Anyway, dealing with trolls is an art form. It’s not always self-evident and does require a bit of trial and error. Ultimately, you just gotta realize how sad trolls are, kill them with kindness, and make sure you never get down to their level which is how they win.

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