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2004 GU9 is perhaps the most interesting. It measures about 200 meters across, relatively large. And according to calculations just published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (S. Mikkola et al., 2006) it has been looping around Earth for 500 years--and may continue looping for another 500. It's in a remarkably stable "orbit."

Right now, however, researchers are paying more attention to 2003 YN107 for one simple reason: it's about to depart. The asteroid's corkscrew path is lopsided and on June 10th it will dip within 3.4 million km of Earth, slightly closer than usual. Earth's gravity will then give the asteroid the nudge it needs to leave.

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Originally posted by Causal:
It must be the Bush administration's fault! Where's Pirate Jenny when you need her?

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Causal, this is serious, what if it hits the orbiting nuclear platform, or the DUBYA* Net? We 'd be defenseless against an agressor species!



*Defense Under Bombardment Yikes, Aliens!

Vigilant Chrisisall

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Originally posted by Causal:
It must be the Bush administration's fault! Where's Pirate Jenny when you need her?

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Causal, this is serious, what if it hits the orbiting nuclear platform, or the DUBYA* Net? We 'd be defenseless against an agressor species!



*Defense Under Bombardment Yikes, Aliens!

Vigilant Chrisisall

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Originally posted by Guywhowantsafireflyofhisown:
if anything's a threat to us it's the Daleks

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Originally posted by msg:
LOL Dave that was fantastic...who knew the Daleks were so musically inclined:)

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Originally posted by Khyron:
I think that moon is where Saddam hid all of his WMDs, and now it's breaking orbit because the significant change in weight made the orbit unstable (Saddam had A LOT of WMDs, after all).

That makes sense, right?

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Originally posted by BSCPantherfan:
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that's no moon, IT'S A SPACE STATION!

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Saddam hid 270 trillion metric tons of WMD's at the North Pole, which is why the polar cap is riding low in the water, and making it seem like the cap is melting.

Yes, there were WMD's.
No, there is no Global Warming.

The good news Chrisisall

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