(NYT) — Around the time of the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing last week, an amateur astronomer in Australia detected evidence that a comet had collided with Jupiter, leaving a bruise the size of Earth. This was just days before the longest solar eclipse the world will see this century, in Asia, the same summer as a new “Star Trek” movie. For backyard stargazers, it hasn’t been this delicious since Pluto was demoted from planet status. More>>Monday, August 10, 2009
Astro-Geekdom Rejoices
(NYT) — Around the time of the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing last week, an amateur astronomer in Australia detected evidence that a comet had collided with Jupiter, leaving a bruise the size of Earth. This was just days before the longest solar eclipse the world will see this century, in Asia, the same summer as a new “Star Trek” movie. For backyard stargazers, it hasn’t been this delicious since Pluto was demoted from planet status. More>>