Asteroid deflection pitched by Russia
Possibility of 2029 impact ruled out
Posted: December 31, 2009 at 2:37 a.m.
Russia’s space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of Earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.
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