Danger Will Robinson!!

The Association of Space Explorers is going to ask the United Nations to take "responsibility" for thwarting a potential collision between the Earth and an asteroid.

In an article published by Reuters, the group, which is comprised of former astronauts and cosmonauts, is seeking to have a series of workshops concerning the potential impact by these "threatening space rocks."

A quote from former astronaut Rusty Schweickart states, "Although the odds of an impact by this particular asteroid [asteroid Apophis] are low, a recent congressional mandate for NASA to upgrade its tracking of near-Earth asteroids is expected to uncover hundreds, if not thousands of threatening space rocks in the near future."

I think the odds of getting the United Nations to do ANYTHING about asteroids are even lower.

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