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Opening Of New N.E.O. Center

Posted by timothy on from the bruce-willis-will-be-on-hand dept.

dasheiff writes: "A BBC News article announces Britain's opening of a Near-Earth Object (NEO) information center in February 2001. The new center will gauge the likelihood of Earth being hit by an asteroid."

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  1. Hammer of God by breon.halling · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I believe that Sir Arthur C. Clarke first proposed of this in his novel "The Hammer of God".

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    1. Re:Hammer of God by Lars+T. · · Score: 2

      He also talks about it in this recent interview (shortly).

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      Lars T.

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  2. Feb 2001? by DiSKiLLeR · · Score: 2, Informative

    February 2002, you mean.

    Feb 2001 was last year...

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  3. Re:Um, Here's Your Answer by isorox · · Score: 2

    Ahh, but when will it hit.

    Oh shit, just happened.