Topic: Apophis
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Humongous asteroid could strike Earth in 2040
The 460-foot wide asteroid 2011 AG5 could be on a collision course with our planet. But the odds are very small, say scientists.
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Apophis asteroid will probably almost certainly not smash into Earth, say scientists
Apophis asteroid: Russian scientists are warning that a rock the size of two football fields is poised to strike our planet in 2036. But NASA says the odds are just one in a quarter million.
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Solar Sail flotilla could prevent potential giant asteroid impact
The preliminary concept idea was proposed at a symposium on solar sails, which are spacecraft powered by sunlight pushing against a sail.
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