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Another Asteroid Close Call

Posted by Hemos on from the it-just-wanted-to-say-hi dept.

james was one of a number of people that submitted the news that the earth has had another near miss, this time with an asteroid. This particular one is thought to be about 300 meters in length, meaning that if it had struck the earth, it would have destroyed an area of say...South Africa. Not to mention the fall out. But we don't need a better system for watching the stars. Nope. Obviously not.

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  1. More Information by Goody · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's a list of PHAs (Potentially Hazardous Asteroids) and a simulation of the orbit of this particular asteriod.

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