[bookofjoe]

Speaking of which:

"The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason."

>That's the explosive beginning to a new novel called "Seveneves" by sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson. That event, the breakup of the moon into seven big pieces, kicks off 800 pages of love, death and heavy-duty engineering, as humankind races to save itself from a storm of fiery moon rock.

This is a fantastic book; prepare to abandon sleep.

[effingwewt]

First thing I thought of as well, one of the best books I've ever read, also pretty scientifically accurate.