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Stardust Probe Enters Comet's Tail Tomorrow

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the she's-breakin'-up-cap'n dept.

Tortured Potato writes "NASA's Stardust probe is about to pass through the tail of Comet Wild 2 at 11:40am PST, January 2nd. If all goes well, the probe will return the material to earth for research in 2006-- the first extraterrestrial material captured from outside the moon's orbit."

9 of 128 comments (clear)

  1. Uh oh by xmuskrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why does this sound like the beginning to a bad sci fi movie:

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    1. Re:Uh oh by Kenja · · Score: 2, Funny

      What are you talking about? Life Force rocked! Naked space vampires from a commits tail!

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    2. Re:Uh oh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      "It seems Science is not taking nearly as long to catch up to sci-fi as we might think it would."

      I'll say. Just turned in my rocket-pack for a flying car. Sure, the rocket-pack is sportier, but getting on in years now, I appreciate the comfort the flying car affords.

  2. Fools! by Null+Argument · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't the scientists see Armageddon?!? Rocks in space are far too unpredictable!

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  3. Martians... by Robert+Hayden · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hope the probe doesn't plan any side trips to Mars given how hungry the Martians have been lately...

  4. units by calyxa · · Score: 2, Funny
    it's good to see that they stick to familiar units:

    dust grains will fly by the spacecraft at about 13,000 mph, or six times faster than a speeding bullet.

    -calyxa

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  5. Sounds like a XXX movie for astronomers... by sczimme · · Score: 2, Funny


    Stardust Probe Enters Comet's Tail Tomorrow

    *waka-chicka-bocka-chicka-wowawow-wow*...

    I'm so very sorry. D'oh.

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  6. Probe entering comet's tail by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ummm, nah. Even I'm not going to touch that one.

    KFG

  7. See any alien spacecraft in there? by OldManAndTheC++ · · Score: 2, Funny
    Dibs on the hot space vampire!

    She can suck the life out of me any day!

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