150 Foot Asteroid to Make 17,200 Mile Flyby Next Friday
An asteroid will give Earth a historically close shave next week, but there's no chance that the space rock will slam into our planet on this pass, experts say.
The 150-foot-wide (45 meters) asteroid 2012 DA14 will zoom within 17,200 miles (27,700 kilometers) of our planet on Feb. 15, coming nearer than the ring of satellites in geosynchronous orbit. While the flyby will be the closest ever known in advance for such a large asteroid, there's no reason to retreat to the doomsday bunker.
Source: Space.com. Read full article. (link)
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There are plenty of reasons to retreat to the doomsday bunkers. Unfortunately I live in Florida, and it just isn't possible to build one.
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If the rock has got to hit, I pray Dear Leader gets his message from the heavens.