http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7921279.stm
In the grand-scheme of things - this was a pretty close call.
I am open to the possibility that there could be more of them about to smash into the earth and obliterate it to pieces.
EDIT:
I also bring to your attention that it was only spotted on Saturday.
TECHNICALLY WE POTENTIALLY ONLY HAD TWO DAYS LEFT, IF IT WAS ON A COLLSION COURSE.
The gap was just 72,000 km (44,750 miles); a fifth of the distance between our planet and the Moon.
It is in the same size range as a rock which exploded over Siberia in 1908 with the force of 1,000 atomic bombs.
It is in the same size range as a rock which exploded over Siberia in 1908 with the force of 1,000 atomic bombs.
In the grand-scheme of things - this was a pretty close call.
I am open to the possibility that there could be more of them about to smash into the earth and obliterate it to pieces.
EDIT:
I also bring to your attention that it was only spotted on Saturday.
The object was first reported on Saturday
TECHNICALLY WE POTENTIALLY ONLY HAD TWO DAYS LEFT, IF IT WAS ON A COLLSION COURSE.