End of the world

[Doggy Styles]

That takes care of Swindon.

What about Slough?

If NASA do their maths, Prescott could re-enter there.

On second thoughts, an anthrax epidemic would be kinder.

[d000hg]

Asteroid 2005 YU55 to Approach Earth on November 8, 2011

0.85 lunar distances, but it's only 400m across. It could be

Is it big enough that if it passed between Earth and Moon we could see it with an amateur telescope?

[PAH]

Maybe it will hit us and they daren't tell us as there would be mass panic.

[derekthedalek]

Maybe it will clip the moon causing it to rotate enough so we can see all those aliens hiding on the dark side.

Hang on - what? It won't, will it?

[mudskipper]

Am I reading that right, it will get as close to Earth as the moon is? That really is VERY close when you consider the size of the universe.

Is it big enough that if it passed between Earth and Moon we could see it with an amateur telescope?

"The rock, which is quarter of a mile across, will pass between our planet and the moon in November and will be visible with small telescopes."

...Maybe another time.

"Nasa has officially labelled it a Potentially Hazardous Object, but have stressed there is no danger of impact while on its current course. "

Anyone know what causes asteroids to change course? Think I'll leave my Christmas shopping till December just in case.