Monday, February 18, 2013

SPACE - Cosmic Coincidences

"Meteor Explosion of Atomic Bomb Strength Injures 1,000 in Russia" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 2/15/2013



"Cosmic Coincidence:  Asteroid Careens by as Meteor Delivers 'Buzz Cut' to Earth" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 2/15/2013

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  On the same day as a meteor hit Russia, an asteroid careened towards Earth.  Jeffrey Brown talks to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about this cosmic coincidence, how the meteor and asteroid came so close to Earth, what risks it poses and why this is a 'wake-up call.'

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