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NASA Detects Meteoric Rise In Lunar Meteors

Posted by Hemos on from the garbage-in-garbage-out dept.

netbuzz writes "Just because your software model can accurately predict the number of meteors that will hit the Earth doesn't mean it will fly on the surface of the moon. NASA scientists say little rocks are hitting that big rock at four times the rate they had anticipated when they started watching a year ago."

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  1. Let me be the first to say... by QuantumFTL · · Score: 3, Funny

    that this rocks!

    Unless you're an astronaut on the moon. Then you should probably duck.

  2. The moon is crashing into the earth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    As more meteors hit the side of the moon that does not have the Earth in the way, it will slowly get pushed down to crash with the Earth.

    Also in the news: Steve Colbert buys man-sized statue made of mayonnaise

  3. Obviously... by clickety6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. the force fields around the secret NASA outpost on the dark side of the moon are deflecting more meteoroids to the observable side of the moon...!

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    1. Re:Obviously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      .. the force fields around the secret NASA outpost on the dark side of the moon are deflecting more meteoroids to the observable side of the moon...! Informative?
      I know that some mods like to give funny as informative, but this is ridiculous.
      I guess the moderation concepts of /. need to change, if this is going to happen again and again
  4. Bugs by macdaddy · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's those damn bugs I tell you. "I'm from Buenos Aires, and I say kill 'em all!"

  5. Re:'meteoric rise' is oxymoronic by MadCow42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>The stock market skyrocketed downward today... (heard on TV recently)

    This was probably from a Chinese commentator that remembers the Long March tests (see the Chinese Satelite story from today if you don't understand).

    MadCow.

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  6. Re:Global warming by PFI_Optix · · Score: 2, Funny

    Two separate posts blaming global warming. I believe this represents a scientific consensus. Any further challenge to the claims shall be disregarded and any contrary data ignored as irrelevant, false, or mistaken. ...

    BRACE FOR MODDING INTO OBLIVION!

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  7. Re:nope by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's easy, just remember that -ite is the suffix for minerals or whatever, so that's the one after it has landed.

    If it's in space, it's an asteroid. If it's in the process of crashing into a world, it's a meteorunforyourlife.

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