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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. Flares by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Could this have been the cause of the large solar flares that have been occurring this week?"

    No.

  2. Not quite quick on the draw... by p4ul13 · · 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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    1. 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.

    2. Re:Not quite quick on the draw... by whorfin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Welcome to /., where nobody RTFA, including the posters and editors!

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  3. Science Called by OwlofCreamCheese · · Score: 4, Funny

    Science called.... I...I don't know what it was trying to say... but I think it was crying.

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  4. Is this a dupe? by jon787 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone know if /. posted this one 5 year ago?
    I hope it wasn't in the story queue for 5 years.

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  5. Party like it's 1998! by Chester+K · · Score: 4, Funny

    NightWulf and Cliff, you may think I'm crazy, but sell your dot-com stock now !!!

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  6. Technically it did happen today... by nmoog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone know that light from CNN takes over 5 1/2 years to reach slashdot. So while you are only seeing the story appear now, the event actually occurred in 1998...