Space rock gives Earth a close shave
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 07:42
in Astronomy & Space
An asteroid of a similar size to a rock that exploded above Siberia in 1908 with the force of a thousand atomic bombs whizzed close past Earth on Monday, astronomers said on Tuesday.
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