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[mdlbear]

Just noticed on Slashdot that Near-Earth Asteroid 2004 MN4 has been upgraded to a 4 (a close encounter, with 1% or greater chance of a collision capable of causing regional devastation) on the Torino impact hazard scale, the highest score to date.

The encounter, however it turns out, will occur on April 13, 2029. Yes, it's a Friday. On the bright side, it's before 2038, so 32-bit Unix-based computers will still be working.

Have a nice day.