In other meteor news..

This week the Apophis fans at the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) are petitioning the UN for contingency plans for the 1 in 45,000 chance of a collision on April 13, 2036. Apophis was first spotted in 2004 by astronomers worrying about a collision in 2029, but this was later discovered to be nearly impossible. However, after it passes us in 2029 it will swing around again be much closer to hitting us. Contingency plans may include the use of a gravity tractor to push it off course. The Planetary Society is also offering a $50K prize for planting a tracking device on the harbinger of doom. If it does in fact hit us damage is expected to do between 800 and 1400 megatons worth of damage, roughly twenty times the damage of the largest nuke ever made, possibly creating impact winter. Mark your calenders!