The threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth has captivated the imaginations of movie audiences for years. Now, however, Russia is working to develop a very real plan to counter such a threat.
The Russian space agency says it is working to prevent a large asteroid from colliding with Earth.
Without giving many details, a spokesman for the agency said it is working on a way to divert the path of the asteroid, named Apophis, without destroying it.
NASA’s latest calculations put Apophis at having only a one in 250,000 chance of hitting Earth by, or during, the 2030s.
via Russia, US at Odds Over Future Asteroid Hit | Science and Technology | English.
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