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Asteroid Flies Under the Radar, Literally

Posted by samzenpus on from the too-late-to-drill dept.

mrn121 writes "Space.com is reporting that a 16-foot wide asteriod has passed the Earth in a phenomenally close call. The Asteroid, named 2004 YD5, passed just below the 22,300 mile range where geostationary satellites sit. What makes the incident most interesting is that the asteriod was not seen until after it passed the Earth, due to the well-known Cosmic Blind Spot caused by the Sun."

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  1. FAKE NEWS! YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID! by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 0, Troll

    THIS NEWS IS FAKE. You are wrong and deceived. 4 sided earth can not be destroyed. Cubism protects life and good and not you and your non-cube beliefs. You will be doomed as 4-sided time-cube life lives on good. Ignorant dumb educated by non-cubic time.