Science
No, an asteroid is not likely to hit Earth the day before the election – SYFY WIRE
I can always tell when astronomer Neil Tyson tweets something about the sky. Within minutes, the emails and tweets to me start pouring in. In this case, a few days…

I can always tell when astronomer Neil Tyson tweets something about the sky. Within minutes, the emails and tweets to me start pouring in.
In this case, a few days ago, seemingly out of the blue people were asking me if it’s true that an asteroid might hit Earth the day before the elections, on 2 November, 2020.
And, sure enough:
Now, right away I should note that Neil mentions the name of the asteroid 2018 VP1 so simply typing that bit of alphanumeric salad into a search engine will yield lots…
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