Asteroid has 1 in 625 chance of hitting Earth
UN team debating options including nuclear weapons and 'steering' it away with a probe
Scientists will measure rock further in 2013
By Rob Waugh
It is 460ft wide and soaring through space - on a possible collision course with Earth.
Nasa has identified a new asteroid threat to our planet and calculated that it could potentially impact on February 5th 2040.
The 2011 AG5 has already attracted the concern of the UN Action Team on near-Earth objects, which has begun discussing ways to divert it.
The asteroid 2011 AG5 will pass near to Earth in 2040, with a one in 625 chance of hitting our planet, according to scientists...
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