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Two Comets Slam into Sun

Posted by Cliff on 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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  1. umm, no. by the_greywolf · · Score: 3, Informative
    Could this have been the cause of the large solar flares that have been occurring this week?

    that'd be kinda hard since it happened SIX YEARS AGO in June.

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  2. Re:Not quite quick on the draw... by hawkstone · · Score: 5, Informative

    And the best part? The year is in the URL, the dateline, pasted on every single image, and implicit in the references to Deep Impact and Armageddon in the first paragraph.

  3. Re:Not comets! by AnnCoulterTroll · · Score: 2, Informative
    Even the sun can't take the shoddy editorial standards of our favorite webrag. I think the CMEs and the aurora borealis are gentle reminders that we should check for misspellings, obvious dups, and incredibly decrepit links.

    Obviously you haven't read the FAQ. It's not the job of the editors to actually do editing. You don't believe me? Read for yourself:

    How do you verify the accuracy of Slashdot stories?

    We don't. You do. :) If something seems outrageous, we might look for some corroboration, but as a rule, we regard this as the responsibility of the submitter and the audience. This is why it's important to read comments. You might find something that refutes, or supports, the story in the main.