A sizeable asteroid came very close to Earth, in what would have been a close encounter of the disastrous kind if the hunk from space had a tiny bit different trajectory, according to The Planetary Society. This shows why the United States monitors asteroids, or near Earth objects, that might slam into the home planet, although NASA efforts here are underfunded. Even if a giant asteroid is discovered to be headed straight for a catastrophic collision with Earth, it is…
Asteroid Narrowly Misses Hitting Earth; Damage Could Have Been Substantial
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