Asteroid LZ1 - 1400 feet across and headed our way

[SonOfOdin]

Originally Posted by cz75luver

What about those that just like to party and are willing to use the possibility of a strike as just another reason to have a good time?

I like beer too.

[fmfdocsci]

Originally Posted by Bonehead

call Bruce Willis and Steve Buscemi!

I'll stay behind in my bunker with Liv Tyler

[jmichna]

Originally Posted by Groo

does a lunar diameter describe the diameter of the moon (relatively small) or the distance from the moon to the earth (quite a bit larger)

Yeah... I'd like to know too, as these are very much different distances.

But, no doubt whichever distance was meant in this particular case, some day some big rock is going to hit our lovely little planet, and it ain't gonna be pretty. It's only a matter of time.