Next Week's Asteroid Flyby Shows Earth is in 'Cosmic Shooting Gallery'
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
Asteroid 2012 DA14 is just one of many asteroids in space, most of which have yet to be discovered.
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