Japan Test-Fires 'Space Cannon' to Shoot Asteroid

Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 10:30 in Astronomy & Space

A "space cannon" scheduled to fire a metal bullet at an asteroid in 2018 has been successfully tested, according to press reports.

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