Do We Have To Worry About An Asteroid Strike?

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Mon, 06/26/2017 - 5:47pm

The asteroid Apophis seems like a friendly rock speeding through the space near Earth for now, but later on in its relationship with our planet, it might strike down to the surface with devastating results. It may never happen, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility, according to a report on A...

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