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Old 23-December-2004, 02:37 AM
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"Astronomers spotted an asteroid this week after it had flown past Earth on a course that took it so close to the planet it was below the orbits of some satellites...The object, named 2004 YD5, was about 16 feet (5 meters) wide...Had it entered the atmosphere, it would have exploded high up, experts figure..."
http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...se_041222.html
Glad to hear you'll be on in the first hour...z-z-z...
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