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Asteroid bound for Earth! Warn your grandchildren

04 February 2009 by David Shiga

 

AN ASTEROID that had initially been deemed harmless has turned out to have a slim chance of hitting Earth in 160 years. While that might seem a distant threat, there's far less time available to deflect it off course.

 

Asteroid 1999 RQ36 was discovered a decade ago, but it was not considered particularly worrisome since it has no chance of striking Earth in the next 100 years - the time frame astronomers routinely use to assess potential threats.

 

Asteroid bound for Earth! Warn your grandchildren - 04 February 2009 - New Scientist

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