New Satellites of Jupiter Discovered

dss902 writes "The discovery of 18 new satellites of Jupiter, bringing the total of known Jupiter satellites to 58 were made using the world's two largest digital cameras at the Subaru (8.3 meter diameter) and Canada-France-Hawaii (3.6 meter diameter) telescopes atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Recoveries were performed at the University of Hawaii 2.2 meter with help from Yanga Fernandez and Henry Hsieh also from the University of Hawaii. Brian Marsden of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics performed the orbit fitting for the new satellites. More info here." We ran a story on the first eight, but now... eighteen.

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[dazst]

We ran a story on the first eight, but now... eighteen.

Still, not good enough excuse to post a dupe!

And then?

[GeekDork]

It'd be really great to know when such a thing is coming. But what should be done if one was coming? Even if it was possible to nuke the thing away (which is highly improbable), I could still understand every government who wanted to keep its nukes at home for now with the U.policeS.ofA throwing their stupid weight around.

And despite all recent attempts, my karma is still excellent.