Have you ever seen a shooting star? Did you make a wish? Was it for a pony?
While I wouldn't count on that wish being granted, we might be able to help out in another way. That momentary streak of light may be a beautiful sight to behold, but it could be one of many interstellar objects hurtling toward Earth on a collision course. We've been hit by giant, cataclysmic asteroids before. Yet unlike the dinosaurs, you can rest assured that we'll be better prepared.
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