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Asteroid Won't Slam Into Mars After All

Disappointed scientists were hoping to study collision

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 11, 2008 4:24 AM CST

(Newser) – An asteroid heading toward Mars won't crash into it after all, according to disappointed scientists. They had initially calculated there was a 1-in-27 chance of the space rock hitting the red planet, but after new observations researchers estimate the odds are only 1 in 10,... Read full story »

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