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Two Comets Slam into Sun

Posted by Cliff on Sunday November 9, 2003 @02:21PM from the solar-belching dept.

NightWulf notes: "CNN has an article about two comets that slammed into the Sun this week, causing it to 'burp.' They have some cool images of collision as well as a quicktime video. Could this have been the cause of the large solar flares that have been occurring this week?" Update: 11/10 03:07 GMT by H : Hah. Cliff's feeling retro I guess, and posted this story from 1998.

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Flares by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-09 14:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Could this have been the cause of the large solar flares that have been occurring this week?"
No.
Not quite quick on the draw... by p4ul13 · 2003-11-09 14:26 · Score: 5, Funny

"June 4, 1998 Web posted at: 3:50 p.m. EDT (1950 GMT)"

Not exactly breaking news here. I'm pretty sure that since this article is 5 years old, the comets didn't cause the solar flares.

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