ChadSeeley | 12:20 a.m. May 26, 2008
good to hear news from AF besides the band...
asteroids | 12:22 a.m. May 26, 2008
i miss the atari game asteroids... hope these kids figure out how to blow'em up
Bombadil | 10:51 a.m. May 26, 2008
It does show us where our priorities are. I watched a history channel show on possible space disasters that stated the number of people in the world working on an asteriod/earth collision plan would not staff one McDonalds.
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Edward K | 3:55 p.m. May 26, 2008
Oh my mistake, you said asteroids?
Agki | 4:36 a.m. May 27, 2008
"Holmes added that NASA has advanced technology to possibly alter the path of a killer asteroid and prevent it from hitting the earth."

What? Every documentary I've seen on this and every article I've read has indicated that the technology to alter the path of such a body does NOT exist! Every proposal, from attaching a "sail" to the surface to use the solar wind to modify its course to placing a large space craft near it to use its gravitational attraction on the asteroid to change its speed or direction is currently a pipe dream. What's worse, no one is working to make it anything more than such a dream. We seem to be doing a good job of cataloging the potential destroyers but that's nothing more than knowing which bullet is gong to kill you.
Hollie | 10:51 a.m. May 27, 2008
It is nice to hear about AF High School Students and their accomplishments especially since it is something other than sports and the band! Way to go Mr. Craig's Astronomy class!!
caveman | 7:36 p.m. May 29, 2008
As a former caveman who is still proud of being called one, my salute to the students!! So neat!!

Just cool as can be!!!! Take a bow!!!!

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Curtis Craig, second from right, uses students to represent planets during his astronomy class at American Fork High.

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