There is an asteroid headed for Earth and it may be too late to shoot it down.

For my Dim Dem friends,  this is not a real picture. 

 NASA's data shows the 60-meter asteroid, spotted by Spanish stargazers in February, will whistle by Earth in 11 months. Its trajectory will bring it within a hair’s breadth of our planet, raising fears of a possible collision.

The asteroid, known as DA14, will pass by our planet in February 2013 at a distance of under 27,000 km (16,700 miles). This is closer than the geosynchronous orbit of some satellites.

The gravitational pull of Earth will influence this beast of a threat,  greatly.  Time will tell if it much of a threat.  Perhaps it will either miss the earth,  break up in pieces or make a direct hit on the Kremlin. all we can do is hope for the best,  and read the full story here.