Giant Asteroid May Plough Into Mars

The last I heard it was going to miss Mars

Let's hope it hits one of the rovers. Imagine how embarrassing that would be for NASA.

Lets hope it hits near one of the Rovers!

imagine the images back from the rovers if it was, real class !!!!

I've played catch with a stone and a dog before but an asteroid and a Rover is a whole different kettle of fishies.

Then it will Keep going towards the orbit of Jupiter, it's gone past us.

Ahhhhhhhhh ok so its moving away from us towards Mars?
Thats good to know.

So, considering where we (planets, that is) will be on Jan 30th, technically, we'd not only be getting a front row seat, but also a direct view should there be something optically powerful enough to be able to capture it... shame it's only a 50 meter wide asteroid...

If a collision does take place, the explosion that follows could be like the famous 1908 Tunguska incident.

we'd not only be getting a front row seat, but also a direct view should there be something optically powerful enough to be able to capture it.

But only if it happens at night and its not cloudy. I'm sure old Hubble will be watching though and the images will be all over the tv.