Asteroid named VP1 on direct collision course to Earth could hit night before 2020 presidential election
AN ASTEROID is heading straight for Earth and is expected to hit the US November 2. The rock, that is travelling at an estimated 21,300mph was observed for 13 days in 2018 then fell off NASA’s radar and hasn’t been seen since. Named 2018 VP1, it is believed to be about seven feet in diameter […] .. Full story on thesun.co.uk
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