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Collision of Two Asteroids Spotted For the First Time

Collision of Two Asteroids Spotted For the First Time

Jupiter and Mars aren't the only recent impact victims in our solar system. In two talks today at the Division for Planetary Sciences in Pasadena, California, astronomers report that a small asteroid located in the inner asteroid belt between those two planets took a major hit early last year.

 

Asteroid collision 'less likely'

Asteroid collision 'less likely'

An asteroid once predicted to have a reasonable chance of striking Earth in 2036 is now far more likely to be a "near miss".

 

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