So NASA said the 150 foot wide Asteroid 2012 DA14 will be a "close shave" today for Earth...
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2...nd-misses?lite
Streaming video of the fly by will be around 2pm EST here in the US:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2%C2%A0
However...
Looks like DA14 possibly had large fragments traveling with it that were a whole lot closer than someone realized, IMHO...
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2...in-russia?lite
Flight across the sky...
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Massive, multiple sonic booms as a result...
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At least 400 injuries reported so far, (when I posted this) mostly from flying glass from the sonic booms.
Looks like we collectively as the Human race dodged a "bullet" today.
I know I'm a whole lot more grateful to be alive this morning...
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