The Asteroid Threat is Out There

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The Asteroid Threat is Out There

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Hi,
This is the "rock" that scare "sh*ts" out of the astronomers as the Torino impact hazard scale reached 4 (I think) during end of december 2004.

Anyway, pray and hope that it got a "safe" journey through space and won't hit anything on it's way that'll turn it towards us...

Have a nice day.

PS: Jupiter must be "eating snakes" and didn't do his job... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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yeah...i remember that,
kind of like the "Armageddon" effect that bruce willis acted.
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weixing wrote: PS: Jupiter must be "eating snakes" and didn't do his job... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I like this description!! Hahaha!:D :D
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Also click on the " the world most powerful telescope " on the same webpage :)


http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... 03416.html
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wucheeyiun wrote:Also click on the " the world most powerful telescope " on the same webpage :)


http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... 03416.html
Wow! I like!!!
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