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Earth's Little Brother Found

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the heavenly-bodies dept.

loconet writes "The BBC is reporting that astronomers have discovered the first object ever that is in a companion orbit to the Earth. Asteroid 2002 AA29 is only about 100 metres wide and never comes closer than 3.6 million miles to our planet."

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  1. god damn it, leroy by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You made me miss my fp.

    Bastard.

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  2. I'm sorry, leroy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I thought for sure I wasn't going to make it.

    Please forgive me for being so quick to react.

    You know how these first posts go.

    The panic. 20 seconds? Hit submit?

    Hoo ha, leroy.

  3. They're certainly not C programmers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    The first one is "AA29"?

    Where'd that come from? The rectal database?

  4. Mars needs women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    600 years is too long for them to go without. Lets start sending them women now.

  5. Re:Brother? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi there. Do you know there are two mistakes in your .sig?

  6. Re:SO WHAT??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    W3rd, bro.

  7. Offtopic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The /. "Crack" moderation squad is on duty

  8. libertarians should be gassed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and then burned in ovens

  9. It's Too Late... by karmavore · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    All your base are belong to us!!

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  10. Re:SO WHAT??? by Myco · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    My applause to whoever modded this "Insightful." Hee hee.

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  11. Re:Brother? by packeteer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    i've heard it all a million times and yes i have a good reason and no im not going to cahnge it nor am i going to waste time explaining it

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  12. Re:In 600 years by cybermace5 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hey.

    If I hang a string of garlic around my neck, does it keep the trolls away?

    Just thought you might know. ;-)

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