Are we ready for an asteroid attack? Astronomers conduct global exercise to test key ability - India Today

It was an asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs from Earth. Scientists from across the world are working together to ensure that does not happen again.

Asteroids, rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system, have long been held as a deadly force capable of wiping out planets in their wakes, and they have done it before. Rem… [+3937 chars]

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