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	Asteroid Probe Set to "Collide" With Earth

chestnut501

6-12-2009 2:15 PM

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A space probe will "collide" with our home planet in June 2010 to simulate an approaching asteroid, Japanese scientists have announced.

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6-13-2009 2:39 PM

swampfoxz

Hi kiddo! I'm so sorry I have not been as active as I would like to be here lately.In short, my life sucks big time these days and I am just trying to get through it.
Stil love your stuff even though I am not around as much as I would like to be.

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