The year 2036 may see an asteroid pass "uncomfortably" close to the Earth, and the U.N. is all set to pass a few dozen resolutions against it.
From al-Reuters: Astronomers are monitoring an asteroid named Apophis, which has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13, 2036.
The Association of Space Explorers, a group of former astronauts and cosmonauts, intends to host a series of high-level workshops this year to flesh out the plan and will make a formal proposal to the U.N. in 2009, he said.
I don't know about you, but now that the UN is on it, I feel SO much safer...
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