IT'S A BASE-- LOOK, IT'S A BASE HIT.
RUN RIGHT OUT THERE! KEEP GOIN'!
KEEP GOIN', KEEP GOIN! KEEP GOING! GO HOME, JACOB, GO HOME!
OH, HE'S COMIN' HOME! THERE'S THE PLATE. RUN AT THE PLATE!
JEEZ! GET HIM, GET HIM, GET--
OH! ALL RIGHT!
SAFE! NICELY DONE. SAFE!
WHOO-HOO! NICELY DONE!
OKAY, TAKE A LOOK.
THE GRIMALDI CRATER?
NICE WORK, KIDDO.
I WANT TO SEE THE MAN IN THE MOON.
THERE'S NO STUPID MAN IN THE MOON.
IT'S A STORY MOM MADE UP.
HEY, JAKE,
LET HER LOOK.
I TOLD YOUR MOM THOSE STORIES, AND I DIDN'T MAKE THEM UP.
HEY, PROFESSOR! BEEN HERE AN HOUR,
I'VE ONLY SEEN ONE. WHEN'S IT GOING TO START?
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SKIES, DENNY.
ANYTIME NOW.
[REPORTER]: THIS IS HAL BOON REPORTING LIVE,
AS ACROSS THE GLOBE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED
AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT
FOR WHAT ASTRONOMERS ARE CALLING
THE GREATEST METEOR SHOWER IN NEARLY 10,000 YEARS.
THE METEOR SHOWER IS EXPECTED TO BE SO INTENSE
THAT THE LONG-ANTICIPATED EUROPEAN LUNAR EXPEDITION
HAS BEEN DELAYED
AND IS NOW SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH EARLY NEXT MONTH.
LOOK, I SEE ONE!
WOW.
[REPORTING IN GERMAN
THERE'S DEFINITELY AT LEAST FIVE POST-COMETARY METEORS
INHE MAIN FIELD,
THE LARGEST, SIX KILOMETRES.
SIX MONTHS AS DIRECTOR
OF THE NATIONAL ROOSEVELT OBSERVATORY,
AND YOU HIT THE MOTHER LODE.
SAME JOB I HAD AT KITT PEAK, JARED, JUST MORE PAPER WORK.
GIVE ME FOUR DEGREES,
12 MINUTES.
WHAT'S MT. PALOMAR GIVING US AS A GEOCENTRIC DISTANCE?
THEY'RE TRACKING THE MAIN FIELD...
JUST AS WE EXPECTED,
A VERY SAFE DISTANCE
OF 2.7 MILLION KILOMETRES.
IF THOSE TWO BODIES COLLIDED JUST A FEW HOURS EARLIER,
THE TRAJECTORY OF THE LARGER METEORS
WOULD BE RIGHT IN OUR PATH.
A FEW HOURS,
50 MILLION YEARS AGO.
IT'S AMAZING.
COULD YOU PASS ME THE 30?
IT'S THE BIG ONE WITH THE GREEN STRIPES.
THANK YOU.
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
SEVERAL HOURS,
PROBABLY WELL INTO THE DAY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
I'VE EVER SEEN...
ALMOST.
DON'T WORRY, I KNOW MY PLACE.
THERE WILL BE HUNDREDS OF NEW SAMPLES,
AND THEY WILL PROBABLY CONTAIN FRAGMENTS
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
I AM SORRY, MARTINA.
I KNOW THE DETAILS BORE YOU,
BUT I'M HOPING THAT SEEING THIS YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
WHY THIS IS ALL...
SO VERY MAGICAL TO ME.
I DO,
JUST DON'T GO LOOKING FOR ALL OF THOSE PIECES
AT THE SAME TIME.
WE HAVE A WEDDING TO PLAN, DR. EMERSON.
I KNOW THE DETAILS BORE YOU,
BUT IT'S ALL VERY MAGICAL TO ME.
JARED, GIVE ME 100 DB APERTURE GAIN.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
THERE'S SOMETHING CONCEALED BEHIND THE MAIN BODY OF METEORS.
WHAT IS IT?
WE HAVE AN N.E.O.
BIG.
CHECK ITS TRAJECTORY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M TRACKING A NEAR-EARTH OBJECT.
MADDIE, IT'S COMING RIGHT AT US.
DAD?
WHAT'S THAT?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO REFLECT THE SUN.
I THOUGHT WE COULD CELEBRATE
BOTH EVENTS.
ROLAND?
DIAMETER, 19 KILOMETRES.
THAT'S TWICE THE SIZE OF THE KT ASTEROID
THAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS.
GEOCENTRIC DISTANCE.
412,000 KILOMETRES.
NARROW ELLIPTICAL ORBIT.
GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION.
IT'S GOING TO HIT THE ON.
DAD, WHAT'S WRONG?
[CROWD GASPING]
WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT WE'VE JUST SEEN.
[STAMMERS]
THE MOON APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY A METEOR.
[REPORTING IN GERMAN]
MADDIE, WE HAVE INCOMING OBJECTS,
LARGE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE ATMOSPHERIC BURN.
HOW FAST?
THIS IS CRAZY.
THE IMPACT FORCE EJECTED DEBRIS AT 6,000 KILOMETRES A MINUTE.
WHAT?
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.
AT THAT VELOCITY, IT'S ONLY GOING TO TAKE...
LESS THAN AN HOUR.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
HELLO, THIS IS DR. RHODES.
DR. RHODES,
WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS BRIEFED LAST WEEK,
WE WERE TOLD THERE WASN'T ANY DANGER
FROM THIS METEOR SHOWER.
SPEAK TO ME.
A LARGE METEOR FRAGMENT
WAS HIDDEN BEHIND THE MAIN METEOR FIELD.
OUR EARLY-WARNING TELESCOPES MISSED IT.
ARE THERE ANY MORE COMING OUR WAY?
NO, BUT WE ARE TRACKING
UNUSUALLY HIGH-VELOCITY FRAGMENTS
THAT WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE
AND HIT EARTH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE?
IF THEY WERE TO HIT A METROPOLITAN AREA,
I MEAN, THE DAMAGE COULD BE SEVERE.
THERE'S TOO MANY TO TRACK WITH ANY ACCURACY,
BUT WE ARE EXPECTING IMPACT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
I'LL HAVE FEMA CALL YOU.
THEY'RE GOING TO RELAY DIRECTLY TO THEIR REGIONAL OFFICES.
KEEP ME UPDATED.
OFFICIALS HAVE JUST ISSUED A STATEMENT
URGING EVERYONE TO SEEK...
HEY, HEY, HEY, LISTEN.
...SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
DEBRIS FROM THE MOON COULD, AND MOST LIKELY WILL,
MAKE IMPACT.
AUTHORITIES CANNOT AT THIS TIME DETERMINE
WHERE SUCH IMPACTS WILL HAPPEN,
BUT HAVE CONFIRMED
THAT LARGE DEIS WILL SURVIVE THE ATMOSPHERE...
[FIREBALL SCREECHES OVERHEAD]
...THIS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT DANGER
IF ANY LARGE METEORITES WERE TO HIT POPULATED AREAS.
AGAIN, FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY,
YOU ARE ASKED TO REMAIN INDOORS
AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
[NEWS REPORTS PLAY]
COME.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
HELLO.
YEAH, I'M WATCHING IT.
CALL FRANZ AND GATHER THE OTHERS.
I'LL MEET YOU AT THE INSTITUTE.
IT'S IAN WILSON.
IAN...
QUITE A BIT MORE THAN WE BARGAINED FOR,
EH, MADDIE?
[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY]
I'M UPLOADING A SERIES OF RECENT IMAGES
FROM THE JODRELL TELESCOPE.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
A PIECE OF THE MOON, AND A BIG ONE.
WE'VE TRACKED IT,
EXTRAPOLATED THE COURSE,
AND IT'S HEADED TOWARDS EARTH.
ESTIMATED SIZE AT IMPACT,
100 METERS.
100 METERS? I MEAN, THAT'S ENOUGH
TO WIPE OUT AN ENTIRE METROPOLITAN AREA.
WE'RE WAITING ON
UPDATED SATELLITE FEEDS FROM THE RUSSIAN OBSERVATORY.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRACK THE IMPACT
TO WITHIN A HUNDRED-MILE RADIUS.
I'LL SEND YOU THE DATA AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT.
WHEN IS THE ESTIMATED IMPACT?
14 HOURS.
THANK YOU.
LOTS OF DEBRIS, AS YOU CAN SEE,
SHROUDED IN A CLOUD OF DUST,
APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF A MASSIVE-SIZED METEOR
THAT STRUCK THE MOON LAST NIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M AFRAID
WE'RE AS MUCH IN THE DARK AS YOU ARE...
MR. PRESIDENT.
THERE'S BEEN A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S NOT OVER YET.
IT MADE IMPACT OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA.
JPL ISN'T TRACKING ANY OTHER INCOMING OBJECTS.
THE MOON IS MOVING AT 96% NORMAL ORBITAL VELOCITY,
351,000 KILOMETRES
AND STABLE.
I WANT EVERY ADVISORY MEMBER TO SEE THE DATA.
I WANT A CONSENSUS OF AS MANY OPINIONS AS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT, GUYS, IS WHY CANADIAN GEESE FLY SOUTH.
DAD?
JAKE SAID
A METEOR KILLED ALL THE DINOSAURS,
AND IF I DON'T CLEAN HIS ROOM,
AN EVEN BIGGER ONE IS GOING TO HIT US TONIGHT.
REALLY.
WELL, GUESS WHO'S CLEANING YOUR ROOM
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS?
WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE, OKAY?
WHY ARE WE SLEEPING IN THE BASEMENT AGAIN?
WELL, IT'S LIKE WHEN THERE'S A STORM, PAL,
JUST TO BE SURE, OKAY?
DO YOU THINK THE MAN IN THE MOON IS OKAY?
I KNOW HE IS.
TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP, OKAY?
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.
GOOD NIGHT.
I WISH, I WISH, THE MAN IN THE MOON,
FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
AND LAUGHTER SOON.
FROM MORNING TO NIGHT,
HE SHINES SO BRIGHT.
HE'S ALWAYS THERE.
THE MAN IN THE MOON.
REPORTS ARE COMING IN NOW
THAT THE TSUNAMI CAUSED BY THE 40-MEGA-TON EXPLOSION
HIT THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA,
WHERE, THANKS TO THE EARLY WARNINGS,
COUNTLESS LIVES WERE SAVED.
BUT WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND
THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT...
I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN HOW THIS WAS GOING TO END.
LLOYD...
IN MY OWN HOME.
[SNAPSOCK SHUT]
METEORITES USUALLY KNOCK
BEFORE THEY COME CRASHING INTO THE HOUSE.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO LOCK THE DOOR.
YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY, DON'T YOU? EXCITING?
BUT THERE COULD BE MORE.
NOT HERE, LLOYD,
NOT TONIGHT.
MILLION TO ONE, RIGHT,
LIKE A PLANE CRASH,
OR A CAR WRECK,
OR GETTING HIT BY A BUS WHILE CROSSING THE STREET?
WELL, IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, EVERY DAY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OLD BOMB SHELTER IN TOWN
IF YOU WANT TO GO.
I'D BETTER GO SEE HOW THE KIDS ARE DOING.
WHAT ABOUT THE MOON?
THE COLLISION OFFSET SOME OF THE MOON'S FORWARD VELOCITY,
CAUSING IT TO BE DRAWN IN
BY EARTH'S GRAVITY.
THE MOON IS NOW 30,000 KILOMETRES
CLOSER TO EARTH.
CLOSER?
IT REALLY IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY,
BUT IT HAS REGAINED GRAVITATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM.
IT IS ONCE AGAIN IN A STABLE ORBIT.
BUT WHAT ARE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF A CLOSER ORBIT?
WELL, WE'RE STILL ANALYZING ALL THE DATA,
BUT THE DISTANCE VARIABLE
DIDN'T SEEM TO BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH
TO HAVE ANY MAJOR EFFECT.
MOST PEOPLE WON'T EVEN NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE.
ARE WE IN ANY DANGER?
IT TOOK A HELL OF A HIT, DIDN'T IT?
AND MAYBE WEREWOLVES ARE GOING TO START COMING OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. I DON'T KNOW, DR. RHODES.
I'M NOT A SCIENTIST,
BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT
IS CHICKEN LITTLE OUT THERE
TELLING PEOPLE THAT THE SKY IS FALLING.
I UNDERSTAND.
FROM ALL ANALYSIS AT THIS POINT,
THE MOON IS STABLE.
GENERAL VAUGHN, WHERE ARE WE ON THIS?
WE'RE WATCHING THE SATELLITE TRACKING
FROM BOTH U.S. SPACE COMMAND AND NORAD
AND HAVE COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.
ANDREW, LET'S SCHEDULE A PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,
PUT A FEW MINDS AT EASE.
THANK YOU, DR. RHODES.
THANK YOU, SIR.
PROFESSOR KITTNER,
YOU HAVE BEEN QUOTED.
"'IF IN FACT THE METEOR HAD HIT
EARTH, YES, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.'"
I'LL SAY.
"'BUT LET'S REMEMBER THAT IT DIDN'T
"'AND THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER METEOR
"'OF THAT SIZE EVER COMING THIS CLOSE AGAIN
"IS A TRILLION TO ONE, IF THAT,'
"ACCORDING TO DR. ALEX KITTNER,
"PROFESSOR OF ASTROPHYSICS
AND FORMERLY OF NASA."
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WORKED FOR NASA.
YEAH.
YEAH, I WAS PART OF A TEAM.
A THINK TANK,
THEORY-BASED APPLICATIONS.
WHAT KIND OF WORK DID YOU DO?
ANTI-GRAVITY.
YOU'RE SERIOUS?
YOU EVER HEAR OF THE LEVITATING FROG?
YES, EUROPEAN SCIENTISTS MANIPULATED GRAVITY
USING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
AND BRIEFLY LEVITATED A FROG.
WELL, WE USED THAT SAME THEORY
AND ACTUALLY BUILT THE PROTOTYPE
OF A ZERO-GRAVITY MACHINE,
WHICH ULD, IN THEORY, LEVITATE MORE THAN JUST FROGS.
RIGHT OUT OF THE JETSONS.
WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD OF IT?
PROBABLY BECAUSE, IN THEORY, IT WASN'T PRACTICAL.
...PARTICLE DEBRIS WILL BLANKET THE ATMOSPHERE
FOR A WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY,
BUT TH WILL PASS.
WE DON'T FORESEE ANY NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON TIDES.
YOU KNOW HER?
YEAH.
WE WERE AT NASA TOGETHER.
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HER IN YEARS.
NOW WITH MORE ON THIS CRISIS, BACK TO YOU, LISA.
...WATER LEVELS NOW RECEDING
FROM MOST OF THE AFFECTED AREAS,
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
HELLO, THIS IS DR. RHODES.
HI, MADDIE.
DAVID.
I, UH, I JUST SAW YOU ON TV.
YOU LOOK GOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T REALLY A GOOD TIME.
YEAH, WHEN WAS THERE EVER A GOOD TIME?
LOOK...
MADDIE, AN EXCLUSIVE ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS
COULD REALLY HELP ME,
AND YOU SEEM TO BE SOMEONE IN THE KNOW,
OR MAYBE YOU KNOW MORE THAN YOU'RE SAYING?
I'M SORRY, DAVID,
BUT CAN YOU PLEASE NOT CALL ME ANYMORE?
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING NORTH, MR. LUTZ.
I'M READING IT RIGHT OFF THE COMPASS, SON.
I KNOW,
BUT SINCE WHEN DOES THE SUN SET IN THE EAST?
MR. LUTZ!
OVER HERE! LOOK!
...BASED UPON THE LIMITED NUMBER OF CASUALTIES
CREDITED TO THE EARLY WARNINGS.
HOWEVER, SEVERAL UNEXPECTED TIDAL SURGES
AND NEW FLOODING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE GLOBE
SEEM TO HAVE EXPERTS BAFFLED
EVEN AS THEY INSIST THESE ANOMALIES
ARE NOT RELATED TO THE TSUNAMI.
WHAT APPEARS TO BE PARTICULARLY TROUBLING
IS THAT THESE TIDAL CHANGES
ARE NOT EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE TO WHERE THE LUNAR...
THERE'S NO GLOBAL CONSISTENCY.
I MEAN, THESE TIDAL CHANGES ARE HAPPENING
IN INSULATED AREAS.
WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT A NORMAL INTERACTION
BETWEEN THE EARTH'S AND MOON'S TIDAL FORCES,
OR THE EFFECT WOULD COVER HALF THE PLANET.
SOMETHING ELSE IS CAUSING
THESE INTENSE LOCAL ANOMALIES.
HAS NORAD COME UP WITH ANYTHING?
NO, THEY'RE WAITING ON US.
NOBODY'S EVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
...THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
FOR SEVERAL EXPERTS NOW SPEAKING UP,
SUGGESTING THAT DESPITE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WANTS US TO BELIEVE,
THE METEOR HAS, IN FACT, AFFECTED THE MOON
AND ITS BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS EARTH.
WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANS NOBODY KNOWS.
HEY, LLOYD, IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO JAKE
DAMN DANDELIONS.
IFABOUT CANADIAN GEESE
DAMN DANDELIONS.
WHY DON'T YOU COME TO MY BASEBALL GAMES?
THINK I'M BEING OVERLY DRAMATIC?IONS.
NO, LLOYD, I THINK YOU'RE, UH...
I'M SORRY TO JUST CALL
WOW, THIS IS REALLY IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME.
WOULD THAT BE OKAY?
, I'LL CALL YOU WOW, THIS IS REALLY IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME.
OKAY, LET ME JUST...
[STATIC CRACKLES]
HELLO?NG]
GAME, JAKE! [STATIC CRACKLES]
COME ON, JAKE,WAY TO GO, JAKE!
[CHEERING]
DAD...
RO
MY MOTHE TO MAKE A MARK IN THE.
SEN RO
BUT IT'S WORTH A LOOK.
OH, NO.
TABLE.
I'M SORRY,
BUT YOU KNOW THE SITUATION.
EXCEPT THERE'S ALWAYS A SITUATION, ROLAND.
FA--
WE HAD TO CANCEL THE MEETING
I DON'T NEED ANYONE TO APPROVE US.
YEAH!? WE HAD TO CANCEL THE MEETING
IS IT MINE?
[LAUGHS]
I TRIED TO TELL YOU EARLIER,
BUT YOU CAN NEVER STAY IN ONE PLACE
FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES.
ALL THESE PLACES YOU GO, SCRIBBLING "ROLAND WAS HERE"...
E GOING TO BE A FAMILY.
ALL THESE PLACES YOU GO, ROLAND IS GOING TO BE HERE....
I PROMISE.
YES!
SHH!
OH, I'M...
I'M SORRY.
WE ARE PREGNANT.
WELL, SHE IS PREGNANT.
I WILL BE A DAD.
SO, SORRY...
I WILL BE A DAD.
ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO,
ALL WITHIN A 300-MILE RADIUS.
AUTHORITIES DO NOT BELIEVE THEY ARE TERRORIST RELATED.
WITNESSES FROM AS FAR AWAY AS CANADA
CLAIMING TO HAVE FELT AN UNUSUAL CHARGE
OF STATIC ELECTRICITY.
BUT WHAT CAUSED THIS STATIC SURGE?
THAT STILL REMAINS A MYSTERY.
OH, MAN, I WAS STANDING ACROSS THE STREET
EN, ALL OF THE SUDDEN,
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S HAIR WAS STANDING ON END,
AND YOU COULD FEEL THE CHARGE.
MY CELL PHONE DIDN'T WORK, NOTHING, AND THEN BOOM!
UP GOES THAT GAS STATION!
IT WAS TRIPPY AS HELL.
RENEE...
WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
SO FAR, THERE'S NO CONSENSUS ON WHAT IT IS.
GET ONE. GET IT QUICKLY.
I NEED ANSWERS.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES A METEOR HUNTER DO?
METEORITE HUNTER.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
IN SPACE, IT'S A METEOR.
IF IT MAKES IT THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE,
IT'S A METEORITE.
SAME QUESTION.
THOUSANDS OF METEORS HIT OUR PLANET
EVERY YEAR.
LESS THAN ONE PERCENT
MAKE IT THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE,
AND NEARLY ALL OF THOSE ARE SO SMALL,
THEY'RE USUALL NEVER FOUND.
I TRACK THEM DOWN AND STUDY THEM.
AND SOMEONE PAYS YOU TO DO THAT?
YOU DO.
I WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
IT'S UP HERE!
COME ON!
HOW CAN A LITTLE PIECE LIKE THAT
CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE?
WILL YOU PASS ME THE ETCHING TOOL FROM MY BAG, PLEASE?
I DIDN'T KNOW METEORS WERE MAGNETIC.
METEORITE.
THEY'RE NOT.
[QUIET CONVERSATION]
MADDIE...
ALEX.
WOW.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
YEAH.
OH, UH...
MADDIE, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET ONE OF MY STUDENTS,
ELLA BARLOW.
HI.
ELLA, MADDIE RHODES.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU TOO.
SO...
WELL, WE'RE HOPING THERE'S SOME CONSISTENCY
THAT CAN HELP PIN THIS DOWN.
WASHINGTON'S BREATHING DOWN MY NECK.
THEY WANT ANSWERS.
DON'T WE ALL?
THIS IS OUTSIDE
ANY KNOWN SCIENTIFIC PARAMETERS.
BUT THERE IS AN EXPLANATION.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND IT.
AGREED.
SO LET'S START WITH WHAT WE KNOW.
WHEN DID THESE ANOMALIES BEGIN?
AFTER THE COLLISION.
MORE PRECISELY
AFTER THE MOON REPOSITIONED ITS ORBIT.
BUT THE MOON'S MAGNETIC INFLUENCE
ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE THESE KIND OF EFFECTS.
OR SO WE THOUGHT.
OR SO WE KNOW.
I MEAN, ASTROPHYSICS IS AN EXACT SCIENCE.
OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING HERE
THAT WE DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND,
BUT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS IMPOSSIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW, MADDIE, IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO
PEOPLE THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS FLAT, RIGHT?
I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ANY HEADWAY HERE,
IF WE'RE GOING TO GET ANHERE,
WE NEED TO START THINKING BEYOND
WHAT WE BELIEVE IS POSSIBLE.
OKAY.
SO, WHY IS THE MOON
CAUSING COMPASSES TO SPIN ERRATICALLY,
OR CELL PHONE DISRUPTION,
OR MASSIVE STATIC CHARGES?
IT'S ELECTRICAL.
SOMEHOW, THE COLLISION HAS ALTERED
THE MOON'S MAGNETIC FIELD.
BUT ONLY IN SPECIFIC AREAS.
RANDOM, VERY ISOLATED SURGES
IN THE EARTH'S ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD,
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TIDES?
THEY'VE BEEN AFFECTED, TOO, AND THAT'S NOT MAGNETIC,
THAT'S GRAVITATIONAL.
TRUE,
WHICH WOULD SUGGEST
SOMEHOE MOON'S MASS HAS BEEN DRAMATICALLY ALTERED.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
HELLO, THIS IS DR. RHODES.
DR. RHODES IS IT NOW?
YOU GET A PROMOTION,
AND WE'RE NO LONGER ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS?
ROLAND. HANG ON ONE SECOND.
I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON SPEAKER.
ROLAND, I'M HERE WITH ALEX KITTNER
AND ONE OF HIS STUDENTS, ELLA BARLOW.
ALEX...
HOW ARE THE KIDS?
HOW ARE YOU?
FINE.
FINE, ROLAND. THANK YOU.
HOW ARE ANY OF US, REALLY, THOUGH?
WE'RE PULLING OUR HAIR OUT.
I WOULD SAY, YES.
[MADDIE]: HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING?
YES,
AND IT'S FROM OUR METEOR, I'M SURE.
HOLD ON TO YOUR SOCKS.
I BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A FRAGMENT FROM A BROWN DWARF.
A BROWN DWARF?
WHAT'S A BROWN DWARF?
THE REMNANT OF A DEAD STAR.
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THEM FLOATING AROUND THE UNIVERSE.
AFTER A STAR BURNS OUT,
IT PACKS ITSELF INTO VERY, VERY COMPRESSED MATTER.
VERY, VERY, VERY COMPRESSED.
NOBODY'S EVER ACTUALLY
HAD THEIR HANDS ON ONE BEFORE.
UNTIL NOW.
I BELIEVE I'M IN LINE FOR A NOBEL.
ARE YOU SURE?
WITH THESE GOOD LOOKS?
ABOUT THE BROWN DWARF.
WELL, FURTHER TESTING IS NEEDED,
BUT, YES, I AM SURE.
MY GUESS IS TWO OF THEM COLLIDED
AND SMASHED EACH OTHER UP SOME TIME AGO,
SENDING A GOOD SIZE CHUNK OF IT INTO OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
THE MOON GOT A HEAVIER HIT THAN WE THOUGHT.
NEW IMAGES ARE SHOWING DEEP SUB-SURFACE FISSURES.
WE BELIEVE THAT A PIECE OF THE BROWN DWARF
IS STILL LODGED INSIDE THE MOON.
WHAT'S ITS MASS?
IT DOESN'T DISAPPOINT.
ABOUT 12 SEXTILLION TONS.
THAT'S TWICE THE MASS OF EARTH.
THAT'S NOT ALL.
THIS IS HEAVILY MAGNETIZED.
NOT ONLY IS THE MOON NOW TWICE AS HEAVY AS THE EARTH,
BUT WE HAVE A GIGANTIC MAGNET FLOATING UP THERE ABOVE US.
WELL, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURGES...
ROLAND, CAN YOU SEND ME THIS DATA IMMEDIATELY?
I'LL SEND IT RIGHT OVER.
RADIAL VELOCITY.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME ANYONE DID
A SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
OR DOPPLER READING ON THE MOON?
JPL, RIGHT AFTER THE IMPACT.
THE MOON'S ACHIEVED GRAVITATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM.
IT CAN'T SHIFT AGAIN
WITHOUT ANOTHER IMPACT OR OUTSIDE FORCE.
IF THIS PIECE OF HYPERMASS IS MAGNETIC,
ELLA IS QUITE RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THESE SURGES
IN THE MAGNETIC FIELD,
AND IF WE HAVE A MASS OF 12 SEXTILLION TONS
STUCK IN THE MOON,
THEN IT AND THE EARTH
ARE GOING TO START PULLING EACH OTHER CLOSER.
NOW, THESE ANOMALIES HAVE BEEN GETTING
MORE INTENSE, RIGHT?
WHY?
LET'S RECHECK THE MOON'S POSITION.
ROLAND, STAY ON THE LINE.
OKAY.
CAN I USE YOUR LAND LINE?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
THIS IS JARED.
JARED, I NEED YOU TO--
DR. RHODES, THE PHONE HASN'T STOPPED RINGING.
YOU NEED TGET BACK HERE.
JPL, JODRELL, RAS OBSERVATORY,
HELL, EVERY AMATEUR ASTRONOMER WITH AN RSS FEED,
THEY'RE ALL REQUESTING CONFIRMATION.
CONFIRMATION OF WHAT?
THE MINOR AXIS IS NOW...
THE MOON HAS MOVED AGAIN.
IT'S NOW ORBITING AT 265,000 KILOMETRES.
THAT'S ALMOST 90,000 KILOMETRES CLOSER.
HAS IT REGAINED EQUILIBRIUM?
YES, FOR NOW,
BUT WHO'S TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE AGAIN?
WHAT IF IT KEEPS GETTING DRAWN CLOSER AND CLOSER
TO THE EARTH?
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
NONE OF THIS WAS.
WHO'S TO SAY IT ISN'T POSSIBLE?
THIS CAN'T BE.
I THOUGHT THE PRESIDENT WAS FINDING NEW EXPERTS
TO ADVISE HIM.
HE LIKES YOU,
AND HE'S BEEN TOLD YOU'RE THE BEST.
GIVE HIM STRAIGHT ANSWERS,
SPEAK YOUR MIND IF YOU HAVE TO,
BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW, TELL HIM YOU DON'T KNOW.
OH, AND ONE MORE THING.
WHATEVER YOU DO TELL HIM, IT HAS TO BE RIGHT,
OKAY?
WAIT...
DO I CALL HIM SIR OR MR. PRESIDENT?
MR. PRESIDENT.
[AIDES WHISPERING]
DR. RHODES...
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I PREFER FACE-TO-FACE.
VIDEO SCREENS ARE NOT VERY PERSONAL.
IT'S AN HONOUR, MR. PRESIDENT.
HAVE A SEAT.
SO, WHERE ARE WE?
THE ACCELERATION OF AN OBJECT
MOVING IN A NEAR CIRCULAR ORBIT
IS BOUND BY KEPLER'S THIRD LAW--
DR. RHODES, I AM UNEDUCATED IN THEAYS OF SCIENCE.
YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO ME
IN A WAY I CAN SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
[CHUCKLES]
I'M SORRY.
UM...
IF YOU TURN TO THE THIRD PAGE...
THE MOON, ORDINARILY,
IS IN A RELATIVELY CIRCULAR ORBIT.
IT'S NOW MOVING ON A MUCH LONGER AND NARROWER AXIS,
WHICH MEANS AT TIMES
E MOON WILL BE MUCH CLOSER TO EARTH THAN WE'RE USED TO,
AND AT OTHER TIMES MUCH FARTHER AWAY.
AND HOW WILL THAT EFFECT US?
THE ASTEROID THAT HIT THE MOON WAS A BROWN DWARF,
THE REMNANT OF A DEAD STAR.
WE BELIEVE ITS IMMENSE DENSITY
IS WHAT CAUSED THE ORIGINAL SHIFT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHY IT SHIFTED AGAIN,
BUT WE CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF FURTHER ELECTROMAGNETIC SURGES
ON ITS RETURN ORBIT TO EARTH.
STRONGER?
POSSIBLY, YES.
THEN WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND WE DO, DR. RHODES?
I MEAN, THIS IS NOT LIKE SOME HURRICANE
ROARING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
WE'RE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY HERE.
YES, THESE EVENTS ARE COMPLETELY UNPRECEDENTED.
YOU NEED TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM, A THINK-TANK OF EXPERTS
UTILIZING OTHER OBSERVATORIES
AND AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD.
WHAT DO WE TELL THE PUBLIC?
PEOPLE ARE SCARED.
THEY WANT ANSWERS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS.
UNTIL WE GET A HANDLE ON THIS,
THE PUBLIC CAN ASSUME IT WAS A ONE-TIME ANOMALY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S RELEASE A STATEMENT,
BUT WE STAY QUIET ON ANY POTENTIAL DANGER
UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
I'LL BRIEF THE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS PERSONALLY.
YOU'LL GET WHATEVER RESOURCES
YOU NEED, DR. RHODES.
ME?
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAD UP THIS TEAM.
I WANT YOU HERE IN WASHINGTON.
YOU'LL REPORT TO RENEE FERGUSON.
GET SOME ANSWERS,
QUICK.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, MADDIE,
BUT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP.
NO ONE AS GOOD AS YOU.
LOOK, I NEED PEOPLE I CAN TRUST.
THE KIDS AND I
HAVE NOT SPENT A NIGHT APART
SINCE AMANDA DIED.
THEY'RE NOT READY.
I'M NOT READY.
LOOK, ALEX, I KNOW IT'S A BAD TIME.
MAYBE YOU COULD ASK THEM IF IT WOULD BE OKAY?
WE ARE A PART OF SOMETHING HERE
THAT'S GOING TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT
IN THE SAME CONTEXT AS NEWTON AND EINSTEIN.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THAT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU HAVE TO GO TO DARMSTADT.
WE'RE USING THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
AS OUR POINT OF COMMUNICATION
WITH ALL OF THE OTHER TEAMS WORLDWIDE,
AND I JUST CAN'T DO IT FROM HERE.
I NEED THEIR FACILITIES.
WHY YOU?
BECAUSE I KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MOON THAN ANYBODY.
ANYBODY?
SO I'M TOLD.
WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?
SOON.
YOU'RE LYING.
YOU WON'T BE BACK UNTIL IT'S FINISHED.
WE ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED
IN THREE WEEKS, AREN'T WE?
YES.
SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DONE BY THEN.
PROMISE?
IN A FLASH.
MAKE SURE YOU IRON YOUR SHIRTS, DAD.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY
IF ALL YOUR SHIRTS ARE WRINKLED LIKE USUAL.
OKAY, MR. WISEGUY.
WHAT'S THIS?
MY FIRST HOME RUN.
FOR GOOD LUCK.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR MOM, YOU KNOW THAT?
WE'VE HAD A ROUGH GO, HAVEN'T WE, JAKE?
I'M SORRY I HAVE TO GO,
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING.
I WOULDN'T LEAVE
IF I DIDN'T TRUST YOU TO BE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE.
OKAY?
MAKE SURE NOT TO BE TOO LONG, OKAY, DAD?
I WON'T.
NOW, LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR GRANDPA TELLS YOU,
BUT KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS, TOO, OKAY,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES HE FORGETS
AND PUTS THE MILK IN THE CUPBOARD.
[GIGGLES]
OKAY.
OKAY?
AND JAKE,
IF YOUR LITTLE SISTER WANTS TO BELIEVE IN
THE MAN IN THE MOON,
LET HER.
SHE NEEDS IT RIGHT NOW.
COME HERE.
I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, DAD.
HEY, ARE YOU CRYING?
YOU FORGOT TO SAY GOODBYE.
BUDDY, I DIDN'T FORGET.
MOM DIDN'T SAY GOODBYE.
HEY, YOUR MOM NEVER MEANT TO DO THAT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A DEAL,
OKAY, PAL?
I WILL NEVER LEAVE WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.
OKAY?
SHOULD I MAKE A WISH TO THE MAN IN THE MOON
THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY?
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOUR FATHER,
JUST A MINUTE.
ALEX, UM...
I'M-I'M NOT SURE I'M UP FOR THIS.
I LIKE MY QUIET.
I'M KIND OF SET IN MY WAYS.
LLOYD, YOU'RE THE CLOSEST THING THEY HAVE TO THEIR MOTHER.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
BUT I'M-- I'M NOT TAKING THEM ANYWHERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO WATCH A LOT OF TV RIGHT HERE.
THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS
WHO ARE GOING TO HELP OUT, LLOYD.
JUST... JUST BE A GRANDFATHER.
I GUESS I CAN DO THAT MUCH.
THANK YOU.
I'LL CALL AS SOON AS I GET IN, OKAY?
OKAY.
GUYS...
BYE, DAD.
SEE YOU, BUDDY.
BYE, DAD.
BYE, SWEETHEART.
BE GOOD TO YOUR GRANDPA.
OKAY.
KEEP ME IN THE LOOP, HUH?
WE'LL COORDINATE FROM HERE.
WE'RE CONNECTED TO EVERY MAJOR OBSERVATORY
AND SPACE AGENCY, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD.
WE'RE WORKING WITH TEAMS IN RUSSIA, EUROPE, JAPAN,
CHINA AND AUSTRALIA.
[WHISTLES IN AWE]
LOOKS LIKE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.
JPL, NASA,
THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY,
THE RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY
AND NORAD.
WHAT'S GENERAL VAUGHN DOING HERE?
EVERYONE'S INVOLVED.
HE'S CHAIRMAN
OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF NOW.
WOW, I GUESS THAT NASTY HABIT HE HAD
OF ACQUIRING OUR WORK AT NASA FOR THE MILITARY
PAID OFF, HUH?
DR. KITTNER...
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE,
AND...
I WAS SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR WIFE.
WELL, THANK YOU, GENERAL.
RENEE FERGUSON, DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
A PLEASURE, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
EXCUSE ME.
ALEX, I WANT YOU TO MEET JARED.
HE'S WHO WE WERE ON THE PHONE WITH
LAST WEEK.
HE'S OUR PROGRAMMING WHIZ,
AND HE'S DEVELOPED MOST OF OUR TRACKING SOFTWARE.
DR. EMERSON AND HIS TEAM
WILL BE UP IN A MOMENT,
AND DR. WILSON IS ALREADY ON.
PLEASE...
HELLO, ALEX.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON SOON.
LONDON MISSES YOU.
SO, YOU COERCED THE GREAT ALEX KITTNER
OUT OF HIS CAVE AFTER ALL.
YEAH, WELL, I DIDN'T WANT YOU
HAVING ALL THE FUN.
[CHUCKLES]
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO FRANZ HENKE.
ALEX, IAN, JARED.
DR. RHODES.
MADDIE.
AND MS. FERGUSON.
RENEE FERGUSON, DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
I APPRECIATE THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS MEETING.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU,
DR. EMERSON AND DR. WILSON.
THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED
WITH THE COOPERATION WE ARE RECEIVING
FROM OUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
WE HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION.
[TYPING]
YEAH,
WE'RE SEEING IT NOW.
[JARED]: I'VE MAPPED OUT THE AREA
WHERE THE SURGE IN ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
WAS FELT.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE MOON'S POSITION WAS AT ITS CLOSEST POINT
WHEN THE SPIKE OCCURRED.
SOMETHING ELSE.
WE'VE MEASURED AN INCREASE IN THE MOON'S VELOCITY.
ORBITAL VELOCITY?
YES, YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE SIMULATION.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
WHATEVER HAS LODGED ITSELF IN THE MOON
HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
THE WAY THE MOON
AND EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELDS INTERACT.
NOW, THERE'S SOMETHINELSE AS WELL.
YES, THAT PIECE OF DWARF STAR
WOULD ACCOUNT FOR NOT ONLY THE CHARGES IN MAGNETISM,
BUT FOR THE HUGE CHANGE IN THE MOON'S MASS,
AND IF YOUR THEORY IS CORRECT,
ORBITAL VELOCITY WILL INCREASE WITH EACH PASS.
WHICH IS AN ELONGATING, ELLIPTICAL ORBIT.
ENGLISH, PLEASE.
MS. FERGUSON...
BECAUSE THE MOON IS HEAVIER...
AS IT ORBITS THE EARTH,
GRAVITY HAS A DIFFERENT EFFECT ON IT,
A SLINGSHOT EFFECT OCCURS, IF YOU WILL,
CAUSING THE MOON'S VELOCITY TO INCREASE
AND ITS ORBIT TO STRETCH.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
THE ORBIT WILL NARROW
AND COULD BRING IT CLOSER TO EARTH ON EACH PASS.
OH, I BELIEVE IT WILL.
AND ON EACH NEAR PASS,
THESE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURGES WILL GET WORSE.
GRIDS, COMPUTERS,
ANYTHING ELECTRICAL COULD BE WIPED OUT.
HOW SOON?
WE'VE...
ABOUT 48 HOURS.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
WE WILL RECONVENE AT A LATER TIME.
THANK YOU.
MS. FERGUSON,
IT APPEARS THAT I'M GOING TO BE HERE
A LOT LONGER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO BRING MY FAMILY IN?
I'D LIKE THEM CLOSE.
YEAH, WE'LL PUT SOMEONE ON THAT RIGHT AWAY.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW THE DETAILS.
THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
THIS IS DAVID.
DAVID, HUGH KELLEY.
HUGH, HOW ARE YOU?
I ASSUME YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL THIS.
EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
HUGH, I'D LIKE TO WRITE A PIECE FOR THE PAPER.
I'M WORKING AN ANGLE I THINK YOU'D REALLY,
REALLY BE INTERESTED IN.
I JUST HEARD YOUR EX-WIFE
HAPPENS TO BE HEAD OF THE ADVISORY TEAM
TO THE PRESIDENT.
I'VE ALREADY TRIED THAT ROUTE.
HUGH, IT'S A NO-GO.
THE WOMAN WILL NOT TALK TO ME.
THIS MIGHT JUST BE
THE BIGGEST STORY IN HISTO.
LOOK, DAVID,
I DIDN'T WANT TO LET YOU GO.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T MY DECISION.
IT'S ALL ECONOMICS.
I MEAN, HELL, LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THIS STUFF.
THEY DON'T WANT TO READ IT ANYMORE.
BUT AN INSIDE STORY, AN EXCLUSIVE,
THAT'S WHAT MAKES US JOURNALISTS.
THAT'S NEWS.
TRY AGAIN.
YOU WON'T BE FREELANCING ANYMORE AFTER THIS.
THANKS, HUGH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
BYE.
HELLO, THIS IS MARTINA.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.
[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]
HEY, IT'S ME.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CALL.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
I MISS YOU.
I MISS YOU, TOO.
[CHUCKLES]
I KNOW YOU, DR. EMERSON.
SOMEONE HAS TO FEED YOU,
AND YOU DON'T LIKE BROCCOLI.
WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.
THAT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.
I'M ON MY WAY TO SEE MY MOTHER.
IN MUNICH?
SHE HASN'T MOVED, YES.
WHY?
WELL, IT'S JUST...
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE CLOSER.
THERE COULD BE BLACKOUTS
OR WORSE EVEN.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
NO.
NO, NO...
EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
IT'S THE ONLY TIME I HAVE TO SEE HER.
SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE BABY.
AND NOT ABOUT THE WEDDING?
OH, YES, THE WEDDING, TOO.
SHE WANTED ME TO MARRY A DOCTOR.
SHE JUST DIDN'T SPECIFY WHAT KIND.
I'M TAKING THE TRAIN, JUST FOR A FEW DAYS.
WOULDN'T YOU RATHER HAVE ME
OUT OF YOUR HAIR?
NO.
NO, NEVER.
HE HAS YOUR EYES.
I CAN FEEL IT.
HE?
WELL, THERE'S A SLIGHT, WELL, 50% CHANCE
THAT IT MAY BE A BOY.
MM-HMM?
WITH ME, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE.
MM-HMM.
GRANDPA?
WE'RE HUNGRY.
THERE'S MAC AND CHEESE IN THE KITCHEN.
AGAIN?
WE CAN ORDER PIZZA IF YOU WANT.
REALLY?
AS LONG AS IT'S DELIVERED.
COOL!
GRANDPA?
WHAT, HONEY?
CAN YOU TELL US A STORY ABOUT MOM?
WHAT STORY?
DAD TELLS US STORIES.
HE SAYS IT KEEPS HER WITH US.
I DON'T KNOW ANY STORIES ABOUT YOUR MOM.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
HEY, BUDDY.
HI, DAD!
EVERYTHING OKAY?
YUP.
I GOT ANOTHER HIT YESTERDAY, A DOUBLE.
THAT'S GREAT, JAKE.
I WISH I WAS THERE.
I SURE MISS YOU.
I MISS YOU, TOO.
HUNTER TOOK A VIDEO.
I'LL EMAIL IT TO YOUR CELL PHONE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
HOLD ON, SADIE'S BEING A FREAK.
DADDY, WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME?
REAL SOON, PUMPKIN, REAL SOON.
HOW'S YOUR GRANDPA DOING?
FINE.
HE SAID WE COULD ORDER PIZZA.
PIZZA, HUH? WOW, SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS
ARE HAVING FUN.
I GUESS SO.
HEY, CAN YOU PUT YOUR GRANDPA ON THE PHONE FOR A SECOND?
I NEED TO SPEAK TO HIM.
AY.
GRANDPA,
MY DAD WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
HOLD YOUR HORSES.
OFF YOU GO.
WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU COMING HOME?
I WAS WRONG.
YOU'RE A HELL OF A FATHER.
I CAN'T TAKE IT.
THAT BAD, HUH?
NAH, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, LLOYD, THE GOVERNMENT IS SENDING A HELICOPTER TOMORROW
TO PICK YOU GUYS UP
AND BRING YOU TO WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON?
I JUST WANT THEM CLOSER, THAT'S ALL.
THIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN WHAT'S IN THE NEWS,
ISN'T IT?
I DON'T KNOW, LLOYD,
AND THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THINGS
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND.
JUST BE SURE TO GET SOME CLOTHES PACKED
AND BE READY TO GO IN THE MORNING, OKAY.
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO CALL YOU
WITH THE DETAILS.
I'M NOT LEAVING HERE, ALEX,
AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO WASHINGTON.
LLOYD...
I'LL GET THE KIDS READY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
BUT I AM STAYING PUT.
LOOK, LLOYD, JUST MAKE SURE
THE KIDS ARE ON THE HELICOPTER, OKAY?
PLEASE.
I GOT IT.
AND LLOYD, DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
TO ANYBODY, OKAY?
IF THEY ASK,
IT'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, ALL RIGHT?
SURE.
YEAH.
I NEED TO CALL YOU BACK.
MYSELF CLEAR? YEAH.
YES, YOU DID.
I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
I CAN'T TALK TO THE PRESS.
THERE'S A REASON THINGS WORKED OUT
DID I CAN'T TALK BETWEEN US. TO THE PRESS.
I DIDN'T JUST GO OUT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
WOULD YOU STOP USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE?
HAT OUT. I DIDN'T JUST GO OUT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
THANK YOU.
STILL MERLOT?
WITHOUT APOLOGIES.
GREAT.
CHEERS.
IT'S PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY, REALLY,
I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS OF SCIENCE
BEING CALLED INTO QUESTION.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE I'M READY TO QUESTION SCIENCE YET.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE TOO STUBBORN, MADDIE.
SCIENCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE QUESTIONED.
THAT'S HOW WE LEARN, BUILD FROM OUR MISTAKES.
HOW ARE YOU?
IT'S BEEN SO CRAZY,
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO ASK.
I'M HOLDING UP.
AND THE KIDS?
IT'S PRETTY HEARTBREAKING, YOU KNOW.
THEY WERE VERY CLOSE WITH THEIR MOM.
THEY LOVED HER VERY MUCH, YOU KNOW.
THEY JUST...
THEY REALLY MISS HER.
SOMETIMES, I THINK
THEY'RE STRONGER THAN ME, YOU KNOW?
OH, I DOUBT THAT.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD GET BACK, HUH?
YEAH.
DR. WILSON HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
MADDIE.
IAN.
WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER SURGE.
IT'S ALL OVER EUROPE,
AND THERE'S NO PARTICULAR PATTERN.
YOU SHOULD BE ONLINE.
THE LEVELS ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER
THAN THE PREVIOUS EVENT.
YOU'RE PROBABLY FEELING RESIDUAL EFFECTS
WHERE YOU ARE--
[ELECTRICITY SNAPS AND POPS]
JARED, GET ME RENEE FERGUSON.
[ELECTRICIT WHERE ARE WE GOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
ISN'T HE COMING HOME?
YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM.
AREN'T YOU COMING WITH?
NO.
GO UPSTAIRS AND GET YOUR BAG.
WHEN ARE WE LEAVING?
TOMORROW.
HOW ARE WE GETTING THERE?
JUST GET YOUR BAG AND PACK.
WHAT?
I'LL WRAP IT UP SO IT DOESN'T BREAK.
HOW'S THAT SOUND?
OKAY.
OKAY, GO GET YOUR THINGS.
[SCREAMS]
[CROWDS SCREAMING IN PANIC]
THIS IMAGE WAS JUST SENT TO US
BY DR. ROLAND EMERSON AND HIS TEAM.
CAMPERS IN FRANCE.
WHEN ASKED BY AUTHORITIES HOW IT HAPPENED,
THEY SAID THEY FLOATED.
FLOATED?
WEIGHTLESS.
WE'RE GETTING HUNDREDS OF REPORTS
THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT.
SAME THING.
PEOPLE, ANIMALS, THINGS FLOATING UP OFF THE GROUND.
BUT IT'S SPORADIC.
THERE'S NO PATTERN.
THE U.K. REPORTED
OVER THREE DOZEN COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL ALTITUDE.
THEY WERE RISING.
WE LOST 83 GRIDS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON, PEOPLE?
I'M NOT SO SURE WE HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER,
MR. RANSFIELD.
THEN GIVE ME A THEORY AT LEAST.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SCIENTISTS DO, RIGHT,
COME UP WITH THEORIES?
SIR, I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING, ARE FLUCTUATIONS IN GRAVITY.
UH-HUH.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
I MIGHT HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, GENERAL.
IN FACT, OUR ENTIRE SCIENCE
AS ASTROPHYSICISTS
IS BASED ON THE POSSIBLE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE,
WITH NOTHING IN BETWEEN.
BUT THERE IT IS, SIR...
POSSIBLE SOMEHOW.
LOOK, I CAN'T EVEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
ON ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? ,
BUT EVEN I KNOW
THE MOON IS NOT CAPABLE OF MANIPULATING GRAVITY
AT THIS LEVEL.
THAT'S TRUE, THE MOON'S MASS IS ONE-SIXTH OUR OWN.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO ALMOST TOUCH THE EARTH
FOR IT TO HAVE ANY REASONABLE EFFECT,
BUT THE MOON'S MASS CHANGED
WHEN THE BROWN DWARF HIT IT.
YES, WE READ YOUR REPORT.
THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURGES,
BUT WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT GOT TO DO WITH
CARS FLOATING INTO TREES?
THIS IS NOT GRAVITY
IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE WE'RE USED TO, SIR,
BUT IF WHAT DR. EMERSON MEASURED IS ACCURATE,
WE'RE TALKING ENERGY LEVELS
NEVER CONSIDERED BEFORE, GENERAL.
I'M NOT FOLLOWING.
THE BASIC LAW OF GRAVITY
IS THAT SMALLER MASS IS ATTRACTED TO LARGER MASS,
5TH GRADE SCIENCE,
RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY MY BOY'S BASEBALL FALLS TO THE FLOOR
INSTEAD OF THE CEILING.
WHY?
WHAT IS THE LARGEST OBJECT AROUND?
PLANET EARTH.
HEY THERE.
YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
NEIN.
COME ON,
EVERYONE SPEAKS ENGLISH.
WHERE YOU HEADED?
NEIN.
I WAS, UH...
I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL,
BUT I KEEP LOSING RECEPTION.
I WAS WONDERING, ACTUALLY,
IF I MAYBE I COULD, UH...
BORROW YOUR PHONE.
I CAN PAY YOU FOR IT.
NEIN.
NEIN...
THAT'S A PRETTY CUTE ACCENT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL...
NICE TO MEET YOU.
LOOK, IF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
IS POWERFUL ENOUGH,
IT WILL OVERRIDE LOCAL GRAVITY.
GRAVITY IS A RELATIVELY WEAK FORCE.
THAT'S WHY A PIECE OF METAL WILL CLING TO A MAGNET
INSTEAD OF FALLING TO THE FLOOR.
EXCEPT THESE FLUCTUATIONS ARE ISOLATED POCKETS,
NOT THE ENTIRE PLANET.
EXACTLY.
THINK OF WHAT WE SAW
AS LIKE A MAGNETIC STORM MOVING ACROSS THE GLOBE.
AS THE STORM FRONT MOVES,
THESE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURGES ARE LIKE LIGHTNING STRIKES.
WITHIN THAT STORM,
ONE OBJECT MIGHT BE AFFECTED WHILE ANOTHER ONE IS NOT.
IF IT'S MAGNETIC,
WHY ISN'T IT JUST AFFECTING
METAL OBJECTS?
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
AS I SAID BEFORE,
WE ARE ALL MADE UP OF THE SAME ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY.
NOW, LARGER OBJECTS WILL MORE LIKELY BE AFFECTED--
PEOPLE, CARS, AIRPLANES--
BUT NOT AN ANT
OR A PARTICLE OF DUST,
AT LEAST NOT AT THESE ENERGY LEVELS.
THESE LIGHTNING STRIKES,
THEY'LL LAST ANYWHERE FROM FIVE MINUTES TO FIVE HOURS,
DEPENDING UPON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MAGNETIC FIELDS.
NOW, THE MOON IS PRESENTLY ON A NARROW ELLIPTICAL ORBIT
AND HAS YET TO REACH ITS CLOSEST POINT
ON THIS ORBITAL PASS.
WHEN IT MOVES ON,
WE CAN EXPECT A REPRIEVE OF SOR.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN EXPECT ANOTHER EVENT?
YES.
WORSE?
YES.
HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT A WAY TO PREDICT IT?
CALCULATING THE EARTH'S ROTATION
AGAINST THE MOON'S ORBIT,
EUROPE IS STILL VULNERABLE.
IT'LL CONTINUE TO MOVING WEST, AND THEN... US.
WE NEED TO CLEAR SHIPPING LANES,
AIR TRAVEL.
WHAT THE HELL DO WE TELL PEOPLE TO DO?
WHERE DO THEY SEEK SHELTER?
GROUND ALL AIR TRAFFIC.
KEEP THEM OUT OF THEIR CARS, INDOORS.
WAIT A MINUTE,
THE WHOLE WORLD JUST CAN'T COME TO A STOP.
THE ECONOMIC RAMIFICATIONS ALONE WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. RANSFIELD, WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE, SIR.
YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM GRAVITY.
IN FIVE MINUTES,
AND MAKE SURE YOU GET
THE REST OF THE STAFF IN THERE RIGHT NOW.
ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS?
THEY ARE THE BEST IN THEIR FIELD.
THEY HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN RIGHT
SO FAR.
THEY MISSED THE DAMN ASTEROID IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THEN RHODES TOLD US THE MOON WAS STABLE,
THERE WAS NO NEW DANGER.
AS DID EVERYBODY ELSE.
THERE'S NOBODY TO BLAME HERE.
WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING IS UNPRECEDENTED.
SO THEY TOLD US,
BUT I'D FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
WORKING WITH OUR OWN.
NASA.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH NASA, GENERAL.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION
TO QUESTION THEIR EXPERTISE.
WHAT I QUESTION
IS PUTTING A PROJECT THIS IMPORTANT
IN THE HANDS OF CIVILIANS.
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY,
AND THE FIRST RULE OF THE MILITARY IS
YOU DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
I KNEW KITTNER WHEN HE WAS AT NASA.
HE'S STUBBORN.
HE'S ALSO VERY GOOD, GENERAL.
IF THIS GETS ANY WORSE, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE YOU'D WANT?
THE PRESIDENT LIKES THEM.
HE TRUSTS DR. RHODES' JUDGMENT...
FONOW.
WE'LL KEEP ALL OUR OPTIONS OPEN IF NECESSARY.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YEAH.
LLOYD, IT'S ALEX.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
LISTEN, THE HELICOPTER IS ON ITS WAY.
[CRACKLING]: WHATEVER YOU DO...
Y-YOU'RE BREAKING UP.
CHILDREN ON IT...
IT IS NOT SAFE.
H-HELLO?
LLOYD, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
A-ALEX, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
LOOK, LISTEN, LLOYD, WHATEVER YOU DO,
DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE UNTIL I CALL YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
[STATIC CRACKLES]
ALEX?
ALEX...
ALTHOUGH OUR PART OF THE WORLD AT THIS MOMENT
IS MOST VULNERABLE,
WE MUST EMPHASIZE
THAT THE INTENSITY OF THESE GRAVITY SPIKES,
DURATION AND EXACT LOCATION
CANNOT BE FORESEEN WITH ANY ACCURACY.
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
PAD YOUR WALLS.
SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS.
IF YOU HAVE A BASEMENT, GO TO IT IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT STAY OUTDOORS.
ANYTHING?
NO, WE'RE NOT GETTING A THING YET.
LISTEN TO ME.
I CANNOT EXACTLY STOP THE TRAIN, ROLAND,
OR DID YOU WANT ME TO JUMP?
THIS IS NOT FUNNY.
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED.
THEN WHY IS THE TRAIN OPERATING IF THERE'S A DANGER?
THE BULLETIN HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED.
THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WILL HIT,
BUT PLEA GET OFF AT THE NEXT STOP
AND GET INSIDE A SMALL ROOM SOMEWHERE.
OKAY.
I WILL.
BYE.
[LOUDSPEAKER]: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY ,
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS.
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY,
SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS...
BRUNO!
BRUNO! BRUNO!
IT'S STARTING.
BRUNO!
HERE, BRUNO!
BRUNO!
HERE, BRUNO!
PETER!
COME INSIDE NOW!
FORGET THE DOG.
COME.
[SHOUTING IN ALARM]
PETER!
[SHOUTS OF PANIC]
WE'RE LOSING GRIDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
AND PARTS OF CANADA.
WHY? IT'S HITTING EUROPE.
IT'S SECONDARY STATIC CHARGE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN EUROPE IS FAR WORSE.
DAD!
HOLD ON!
AH!
I'VE GOT YOU, SON!
HOLD ON, PETER!
HOLD ONTO ME!
GRANDPA?
IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY...
WHAT HAPPENED?
DO WE STILL HAVE THSATELLITE UPLINK?
JARED?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
LET'S TRY AND STAY FOCUSED, PEOPLE.
DR. KITTNER...
YES, WHAT IS IT?
THE HELICOPTER THAT WAS ENROUTE
TO PICK UP YOUR FAMILY WENT DOWN.
ITS ELECTRICAL FAILED FROM THE SURGE.
YOUR FAMILY WAS NOT ONBOARD.
IT WENT DOWN?
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO PICK UP YOUR FAMILY
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,
BUT THE ENTIRE AREA IS IA BLACKOUT.
GRAVITY WAS NOT AFFECTED IN THAT AREA.
IT WAS JUST A STATIC SURGE.
I'M SURE THEY'RE OKAY.
TO PULL THEMSELVES
UP OFF THE GROUND.
OH, IT'S LIKE A WAR ZONE.
FOLKS, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE CALAMITY.
REPORTS ARE NOW COMING IN FROM ENGLAND
TO GERMANY TO EGYPT,
WITNESSES CLAIMING TO HAVE BEEN PULLED...
WEIGHTLESS...
WE'VE NOT YET GOTTEN ANY OFFICIAL WORD
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE OR ANY EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES.
I'M JUST GETTING THIS IN NOW OFF THE WIRE.
THE SURGE, AS IT IS BEING REFERRED TO,
HAS DISSIPATED.
NOW, AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE WORST IS, IN FACT, OVER
AS THE MOON IS NOW MOVING AWAY FROM THE PLANET.
THE MOON IS MOVING AWAY FROM ITS CLOSEST POINT.
IT'S OVER.
NO, IT'S NOT OVER.
THE MOON IS STILL ON THE NARROW POINT OF ITS AXIS.
WE CAN EXPECT THESE SURGES THIS SIDE OF THE GLOBE
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
WE'RE NEXT.
JARED, HOW LONG TILL WE GET EUROPE ONLINE?
WHE'S JARED?
I DON'T KNOW,
HE JUST SAID HE HAD TO LEAVE.
I SAW HIM STEP OUT A FEW MINUTES AGO.
IT'S BEEN COMING IN AND OUT SINCE THIS MORNING.
GIVE IT A MINUTE.
JARED?
HEY...
YOU WANT A DRINK? I'M BUYING.
SURE.
I'LL TAKE THE SAME.
THANKS.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL PRETTY SHAKEN, JARED.
IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
IT'S ALL JUST CHANCE ANYWAY, RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO FAITH?
LOOK, I KNOW YOU THINK IT'S FOOLISH, DR. RHODES,
BUT FAITH, SOMETIMES IT'S ALL I HAVE.
BELIEVE ME, JARED, I'M NOT MAKING FUN.
SCIENCE HAS VERY MUCH COME UNDER QUESTION
THE LAST FEW DAYS,
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL I HAVE,
AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S NEXT,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE COUNTING ON US
TO TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT.
I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT YOU.
WELL, IT'S NOT JUST SCIENCE
BEING PUT INTO QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
WELL, LET'S HOPE WE'RE BOTH WRONG.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO BACK TO WORK
AND TRY AND FIND SOME ANSWERS?
OKAY.
THIS WASN'T A BAD IDEA, BY THE WAY.
THANKS FOR THE DRINK.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
ESA IS COMING BACK ONLINE.
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
ROLAND'S ALMOST UP.
WASHINGTON, HELLO?
HELLO?
MADDIE...
IS EVERYTHING OKAY OVER THERE?
YES, WE ONLY FELT RESIDUAL EFFECTS,
STATIC MOSTLY, SOME BLACKOUTS.
YOU?
NOT SO LUCKY.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HARD-HIT AREAS
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
WE WEREN'T HIT DIRECTLY,
BUT SOME OF OUR SYSTEM HAVE BEEN BADLY DAMAGED.
WE CAN EXPECT THE SAME HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL, AND IT'S FAR WORSE.
ALEX, WE USED YOUR EQUATION
ON THE CHANGED LUNAR ORBIT VELOCITY
WITH THE NEWEST DATA WE RECEIVED FROM JODRELL.
IT'S BEING UPLOADED TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED IT YET?
I'VE GOT IT HERE.
GOOD.
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS A SIMULATION
OF THE WAY THE ORBIT WILL BE CHANGING.
WHAT ITS NEW VELOCITY?
WE WERE FAR TOO CONSERVATIVE
IN OUR ESTIMATES.
THE MOON HAS MOVED
INTO AN EVEN NARROWER ELLIPTICAL ORBIT.
THE HYPERMASS WILL NOT ESCAPE OUR GRAVITY,
AND WE WON'T ESCAPE ITS.
WE HAVE TO FORWARD THIS INFORMATION
TO ALL OF THE TEAM MEMBERS AS SOON AS...
DR. RHODES...
COME WITH ME.
TELL THE PRESIDENT I'M ON MY WAY WITH DR. RHODES.
WE NEED TO SEE HIM IMMEDIATELY.
MAKE SURE THAT TOM RANSFIELD AND GENERAL VAUGHN ARE THERE.
HOMELAND SECURITY HAS ISSUED A NEW WARNING NOW.
THEY DO NOT FEEL THE EVENT IS OVER...
THANK YOU, GRANDPA.
KEEP ON PACKING.
...THERE MAY, IN FACT, BE A NEW THREAT
ON THIS SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC.
WE'RE GETTING NEW REPORTS NOW.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN GERMANY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED,
WITNESSES CLAIMING TO HAVE BEEN LIFTED INTO TREES,
THEN FALLING SUDDENLY WHEN THE EVENT HAS ENDED.
CASUALTIES ARE MOUNTING.
SIMILAR REPORTS IN ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE,
AND NOW WE'RE BEING TOLD THE SAME CAN BE EXPECTED HERE.
IF ONE WANTS EVIDENCE,
THEY SIMPLY NEED TO LOOK OUTSIDE
AND SEE HOW BIG THE MOON LOOKS
HOVERING LIKE A HUGE BIRD OF PREY.
THE WORLD WAITS,
NOT KNOWING WHERE ANOTHER SURGE MIGHT STRIKE.
THE MOON HOVERS HUGE IN THE SKY,
CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN BEFORE.
AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED WARNINGS
FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS,
BUT HOW DOES ONE HIDE FROM GRAVITY?
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN?
YES.
HOW LONG?
THE MOON WILL MAKE IMPACT WITH EARTH IN 39 DAYS.
WHAT HAPPENS TO EARTH?
MR. PRESIDENT, AN ASTEROID NINE MILES ACROSS
KILLED THE DINOSAURS.
AN ASTEROID 90 MILES WIDE
WOULD VAPORIZE THE OCEANS
AND STERILIZE THIS PLANET.
THE MOON IS MORE THAN
2,200 MILES IN DIAMETER.
THERE WON'T BE A PLANET EARTH.