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Ruben Bolling has been hitting the mark pretty close lately.

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Space rock 'on collision course'

An asteroid discovered just weeks ago has become the most threatening object yet detected in space.

A preliminary orbit suggests that 2002 NT7 is on an impact course with Earth on 1 February 2019, although the uncertainties are large.

Astronomers have given the object a rating on the so-called Palermo technical scale of threat of 0.06, making NT7 the first object to be given a positive value.

From its brightness astronomers estimate it is about 2km wide, large enough to cause continent-wide devastation on Earth.

Although astronomers are saying the object definitely merits attention, they expect more observations to show it is not on an Earth-intersecting trajectory.

What's giving me these dreams and can I sell it?

I was at a housefilk held in this gorgeous house somewhere in New England. I was being shown the place, being the first to arrive, then suddenly lots of filkers start showing up and while I'm hugging them President Bush shows up with his entourage and gives a speech in Japanese to the tune of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame".

Like, whoaaaaaa, dude.