Posted on 01/21/2010 10:28:20 AM PST by TaraP
INCOMING COMET: NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft has discovered another comet plunging toward the sun. The last time this happened on Jan. 4th, the comet was destroyed, and history could repeat itself later today. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has a good view of the comet's death plunge: movie, labels. Stay tuned for updates.
I wonder if there’s ever been a Comet Ajax.
It would have to be moving really, really fast, faster than Santa Claus.
Now, for our edification and delight:
Huge asteroid to fly past Earth (Toutatis hoax - how and why)
space.com | 04/09/29
Posted on 09/29/2004 5:00:09 AM PDT by Truth666
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1230167/posts
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