IT, Google to play big roles in hunt for killer asteroids hiding in Earth's blind spot
Computerworld's Patrick Thibodeau has a report on how Apophis, an asteroid that currently has a 1-in-45,000 chance at hitting Earth, isn't the only killer rock in the heavens and how the hunt to identify others is underway. Apparently, for most scientists, a 1-in-45K chance (odds that Thibodeau say are likely to improve in Earth's favor) is too close for comfort.