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Research: Asteroids Pose Greater Danger

The Baltimore Examiner: An asteroid that exploded over Siberia a century ago, leaving 800 square miles of scorched or blown down trees, wasn't nearly as large as previously thought, a researcher concludes, suggesting a greater danger for Earth.

Posted by Physics Today on January 30, 2008 4:41 PM |

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