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Best way to handle a large asteroid heading for Earth is to 'pray' says NASA
21 Mar 2013 at 11:36hrs | Views
The head of NASA revealed that the best way to handle a large asteroid heading for Earth is to PRAY.
Charles Bolden told Congress that prayer was all the experts or anyone else could currently do about asteroids that may be on a collision course with the planet.
Over 1,500 people were injured when a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, last month - generating shock waves that shattered windows and damaged buildings.
On the same day, an asteroid discovered last year passed 17,200 miles from Earth, closer than television satellites that ring the planet.
When asked what Nasa's plans were if an asteroid was heading for New York, Bolden said: "The answer to you is 'pray'."
Democrat Eddie Johnson added: "We were lucky recent events were a coincidence, not a disaster."
Charles Bolden told Congress that prayer was all the experts or anyone else could currently do about asteroids that may be on a collision course with the planet.
Over 1,500 people were injured when a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, last month - generating shock waves that shattered windows and damaged buildings.
On the same day, an asteroid discovered last year passed 17,200 miles from Earth, closer than television satellites that ring the planet.
When asked what Nasa's plans were if an asteroid was heading for New York, Bolden said: "The answer to you is 'pray'."
Democrat Eddie Johnson added: "We were lucky recent events were a coincidence, not a disaster."
Source - Mirror
