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Sharpest Photo Of Jupiter’s Earth-Sized Scar Taken By Hubble

Remember how Jupiter just got totally rocked by a huge object, leaving a giant scar? The Hubble team interrupted their testing of the telescope to aim its sights on this very rare sight, and captured the clearest photo yet.


July 21, 2009
Science

Impacting Object Scars Jupiter For Life

It couldn’t have happened on a more appropriate anniversary: some bored astronomers spotted a new dark “scar” on the surface of Jupiter indicating either impact by a comet or a planet in serious need of anti-depressants. [NASA]


January 12, 2009
Science

Rogue NASA Science Team Pitches New Spacecraft Designs to Obama

NASA, when it isn’t finding rogue space lights or mysterious BOOMs of the non-Steve Jobsian variety, is apparently sending rogue science teams to brief President-elect Obama on the future of the space program.