[jackbill]

I just heard that the President of France is broadcasting a surrender message.

[wattsmag2]

it has been missed because until recently observers were not looking for such objects in that region of space."

Hmmm, how many more might be wandering that section.

[Momaw Nadon]

As a conservative, I generally oppose spending on government programs.

But in this case, I believe these close calls with asteroids warrant the U.S. government to find out where these asteroids are and research how to deflect them.

A few million dollars spent on asteroid detection and defense will pale in comparison to the trillions of dollars in damage that would result from the impact of an asteroid of this magnitude.

Or better yet, maybe Steven Speilberg can spend the money he made from Deep Impact to fund such programs.

Opinions?

[Vinnie_Vidi_Vici]

Well...if we can't stop it, can we at least nudge it so it will land in Saudi arabia?

[don-o]

Cool.

I have a career path for my 12 year old.

Asteroid Exploder

[CaptainAwesome]

whose job is it to protect the earth from collisions with asteroids? if america does the deed can we charge for our services?