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German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid figures
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post Apr 16 2008, 10:19 PM
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Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten reported.
http://www.physorg.com/news127499715.html

I'm really going to be annoyed if it hits.



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post Apr 17 2008, 08:02 AM
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Kind of makes one wonder about the tax dollars being sucked up by an organization that has been bested by a 13 year old. blink.gif


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post Apr 23 2008, 02:04 AM
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Kind of makes one wonder about the tax dollars being sucked up by an organization that has been bested by a 13 year old. blink.gif


That reminds me of Deception Point by Dan Brown...
But lol. Let's contribute our tax dollars to Nico instead tongue.gif
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