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Apparently momentarily bored with covering the always entertaining (and occasionally Hitler loving) Royal Family, the British press has picked up on the possibility that the Earth will get hit by a rather large asteroid in 2182. Giant asteroid ‘heading for Earth in 2182 and Asteroid Could Raze London are just two of the headlines blaring in English newspapers this week. Apparently, the amusingly named asteroid 1999 RQ36 has about a […]https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/asteroid_ida-300x187.jpg