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New Satellites of Jupiter Discovered

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the break-out-cigars-jupiter's-a-daddy dept.

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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  1. Subaru? by The+Original+Yama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Subaru make telescopes now? I thought they just made cars.

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  2. RIP: DAVID BLOOM (1964 - 2003) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. He was someone important, there is no denying something.
    2. ??
    3. Profit !

    1. Re:RIP: DAVID BLOOM (1964 - 2003) by 0x00000dcc · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I realize this is deeply offtopic but thanks for the tip - just went and read an article after I saw this subject line. You know, the thing about Bloom is that a few days ago I saw him on TV and his face was red as hell ... was it sunburn or this suppossed illness he had?

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    2. Re:RIP: DAVID BLOOM (1964 - 2003) by my_name_is_steve · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      At least get your facts straight. He was born in 1963, he would have turned 40 next month.

  3. fp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fifty-ninth post!

  4. In Soviet Russia by Gruturo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Jovian moons name YOU!

    *ducks*

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