Who Is Watching For Killer Asteroids During Shutdown?
In the event of government shutdown, we will not be posting or responding from this account. We sincerely hope to resume tweets soon.
— Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) October 1, 2013
The US Government is shutting down, but the MPC will remain open for business as usual–the Universe knows nothing of Humans' petty politics
— Minor Planet Center (@MinorPlanetCtr) October 1, 2013
Apparently watching for killer asteroids is not “essential”.
The US Government says “Do nor panic”. They have phoned London, England and persuaded the Natural History Museum to put their dinosaur back on sky watch. 😉