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more about #asteroid more comments → iCurmudgeon: Looks like a wormhole that opened in the wrong place. Those Jovians must have a 1-earth wide collider. LHC, eat your heart out. more » Anekanta - Go Play!: By all that is good and holy... a rift to the outer darkness! The elder gods are coming, the elder gods are coming! Run for your lives! more » TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.: The thing's hollow—it goes on forever—and—oh my God—it's full of stars! more » cletar: That's a crappy explanation for Clovis. I don't think archaeological evidence supports that at all. more » IraeNicole: If only they had Bruce Willis. more » Quilt: Esplodo. more » acrobatic rabbit: I watched a PBS special about this theory. and they demonstrated how an impact crater wouldn't be found. Many times comets themselves are pieces of ro... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Gives new meaning to "America Bashing." more » Whitworthian: There's a little black spot on the gas giant today... more » JediPeteSolo: The test results have come back and I'm afraid I have some bad news. Its melanoma. more » RandomFrequentFlierDent: As I was reading the story one of my first thoughts was "I can’t wait to make some kind of 2001/2010 reference in the comments" Apparently I was be... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: I know Jupiter is H-U-G-E but it's still somewhat frightening that it can be hit by something big enough to leave a dent that size and we don't realiz... more » Qev: Apparently, it's been confirmed as an impact mark by Glenn Orton over at JPL, who's observing the spot using NASA's IR Telescope. more » KayDemon: All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landings there. (It's only a few years early.) more » That Guy: JPL's saying it's an impact. Also, that it's "full of stars." more » -
#spaceporn
Behold The Fresh Wound On Jupiter's Surface
It's been almost a week since an Australian astronomer discovered a weird black spot on Jupiter, which is believed to be a comet impact. And now the Hubble Space Telescope has captured this crisp image of Jupiter's "scar." [Hubble Site] -
#deathfromabove
The Comet that Destroyed America
Dinosaurs may not have been Earth's only creatures to face extinction from above. A team of researchers has found evidence that suggests a comet once hit North America, taking the continent's mammals down with it. More » -
#spaceporn
What's The Cause Of Jupiter’s Newest Spot?
Yesterday, an amateur astronomer noticed that a large black spot had appeared near Jupiter's Southern pole. These first pictures of the phenomenon are prompting many to speculate that a passing comet or asteroid struck the gas giant. More » -
#spacedisaster
Watch the Asteroid That Nearly Crashed to Earth As It Whizzes By
A series of four photos taken of the Australian sky show the asteroid that nearly smashed to Earth Monday, where it could have destroyed several major cities. More » -
#asteroidwatch
We Saw This Asteroid Coming from a Mile Away
With all the hullabaloo about giant asteroids that could destroy us, we tend to forget the little guy. Luckily, NASA's Catalina Sky Survey has it covered. Last Monday, CSS astronomers caught sight of an incoming object zooming toward the Earth, and by the time of the asteroid's impact on Tuesday, NASA engineers had mapped out its trajectory almost exactly. This is "the first time we were able to discover and predict an impact before the event," announced Donald Yeomans, the manager of NASA/JPL's Near-Earth Object program — and I'm guessing he did it with no small amount of glee. More » -
