Russia to Plan Deflection of Asteroid From Earth

Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 00:56 in Astronomy & Space

Russia’s top space researchers will hold a meeting to plan a mission to deflect 99942 Apophis, an asteroid that could conceivably hit the Earth two decades from now.

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