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Russia considers sending rocket to intercept asteroid

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is considering sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and prevent its collision with Earth — a collision NASA considers highly unlikely — the head of the country's space agency said today.

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