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Earth Under Threat From Dark Comets

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the summon-bruce-willis dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Comets could be the most significant impact hazard to Earth, with sky surveys underestimating the number that are potentially devastating by a factor of between 10 and 100, UK astrophysicists say."

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  1. Another reason for fear by IamGarageGuy+2 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    C'mon, there are hundreds of ways for me to die everyday. If I have to start worrying about the sky falling on me, I might as well pack it in now.

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  2. Seriously? WTF? by zappepcs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Comets could be the most significant impact hazard to Earth

    Just what are the "other" impact hazards? I'm very curious about this.

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