ASTEROID COULD ROCK US IN 2036

An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036, and the UN should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said Saturday. Astronomers are monitoring the 460-foot-long asteroid Apophis, which is given only a 1-in-45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13th 2036...



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