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    Astronauts bound for Mars should swing by Venus first, scientists say

    Correct me if I'm wrong, Venus is in the opposite direction from Mars, what does flying by Venus do except increase the gravitational force exerted on a spacecraft that needs to go in another direction? Mars is in the opposite direction. We could use, at the right time, the gravitational...
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    Question Asteroid Apophis

    Apophis is due to pass by earth and then be on its way around the sun in 2029/2030. It will come back in 2036 and is expected to plummet into the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii will be a devastating loss along with extensive damage to the west coast of the United States. So says Neil deGrass Tyson in...