Not sure why this hasn't made the front pages - a very large object seems to have hit Jupiter. And the impact was first spotted by an Australian amateur astronomer called Anthony Wesley. That's one of the things I like best about astronomy - at the moment it's still possible for the amateur to make discoveries.
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3 comments:
"Not sure why this hasn't made the front pages..."
Give it time. The media hasn't yet worked out how to combine 'asteroid threat!' with 'swine flu threat!'. Give them time.
Hint for any tabloid journalists reading: Google 'panspermia'. ;)
Well, it seems Lembit's noticed at least...
Julia, thanks - and yes, and he's right about the need for a serious approach to the problem of collisions.
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