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Space head: Russia may send spacecraft to asteroid

Space head: Russia may send spacecraft to asteroid

Russia's space chief said Wednesday his agency will consider sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and prevent a possible collision with Earth.

 

Small asteroid will fly by Earth tonight

A small asteroid will buzz the Earth late Friday night, flying just inside the orbit of the moon. It should fly safely by our home planet, according to a crack team of NASA space rock trackers.

 

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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