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    Man-Made Object Spotted Orbiting the Sun

    My dotAstronomy pal Edward Gomez from the Las Cumbres Observatory is reporting that a man-made object has been spotted orbiting the sun. First noticed in the Catalina Sky Survey on May 16, it was thought to be an asteroid, but then, because of its very circular and low-inclined orbit, Richard Miles, using the [...]

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    I was reading this : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/28/object_2010_kq/

    There sure is a lot of junk up there. The Gods help the other lifeforms when Humans finally get out there.

    Edit : OK, reading his blog, it's the same object. My bad....
    Last edited by Lone Wolf; 2010-Jun-01 at 09:59 AM. Reason: further info

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