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Topic started on 27-1-2008 @ 11:24 PM by Realtruth

Asteroid zips past Earth, but Satellite is expected to hit


www.usatoday.com
Space scientists and government officials are tracking two massive objects that are hurtling toward Earth, but only one, a dead satellite the size of a bus, is expected to hit somewhere on the globe.

Government officials said Saturday that a large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit Earth in late February or early March. And an asteroid at least 500 feet long will make a rare close pass by Earth early Tuesday, but scientists say there is no chance of an impact.
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