Asteroid could hit Mars January 30

A newly discovered asteroid has a 1 in 75 chance of hitting Mars on January 30. The original odds were put at 1 in 350 then 1 in 75, which are unusually short odds. They say they could refine it even closer in days to come.

The information comes from Near Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The size is estimated at around 50 meters (160 feet) across. It might be a miss (most probably), but if it hits, it could have a force of 3 megatons of TNT.

Looks like we may be in for a show in late January.