Earth's date with asteroid delayed a few hours
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 10:31
in Astronomy & Space
An asteroid that is coming within cosmic kissing distance of Earth is going to be a little late for its date with our planet. But there is still no chance it will hit Earth.
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