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NASA pwned by 13 year old german schoolboy

GAAman · 2008-04-16 13:52:25

A German schoolboy, Nico Marquardt, has revised NASA's figures for the chances that the Apophis asteroid will hit earth. Apparently if the asteroid hits a satellite in 2029, its path could be diverted enough to cause it to collide with Earth on the next orbit, in 2036. NASA had calculated the chances as 1 in 45,000 but the…

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16-04-2008 2:52pm

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GAAman

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A German schoolboy, Nico Marquardt, has revised NASA's figures for the chances that the Apophis asteroid will hit earth. Apparently if the asteroid hits a satellite in 2029, its path could be diverted enough to cause it to collide with Earth on the next orbit, in 2036. NASA had calculated the chances as 1 in 45,000 but the 13-year-old, in his science project, made it 1 in 450. NASA agreed."

From slashdot original link Here

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#2 16-04-2008 3:11pm
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i dont like those odds.

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#3 17-04-2008 1:48am
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Dont read into it, its pure crap; 1 in 450, oh sensationalism

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#4 17-04-2008 12:30pm
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NewScientist.com article refuting the boy's claims Here

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