Approaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 18:00
in Astronomy & Space
The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it could hit a communications satellite, scientists say.
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