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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."

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  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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  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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