Asteroid On Course To Collide With Earth The Day Before Election, Says Neil DeGrasse Tyson, But Won’t Do Harm
There is a strong chance that an asteroid on course to collide with Earth will hit the day before the presidential election, according to Neil deGrasse Tyson — but don’t worry. At the size of a refrigerator, it’s not big enough to do any harm.The astrophysicist took to social media to share the news, and probably gave his followers a momentary panic attack. “Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurtling towards us at more than 40,000 km/hr. It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov 2, the day before the Presidential Election,” the post started.Luckily, he followed with the next sentence: “...