Incoming Asteroid Under Close Watch

Apr 13, 2009 13:43


Exactly 20 years from today, an asteroid about the size of a 25-story building will come closer to Earth than the networks of communications satellites orbiting the planet.

The chance of an impact are extremely remote -- only about 1 in 45,000 -- but the asteroid, named Apophis, will be back. Analysis of the asteroid's orbit show it will return to ( Read more... )

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morbidoutlook April 13 2009, 18:10:20 UTC
20 years? We should be able to shot it down by then.

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escherichiacola April 13 2009, 20:12:50 UTC
Get me Stargate Command.

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angi_is_altered April 13 2009, 20:14:32 UTC
HAHAHA!

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