Something May Have Just Hit Jupiter

The blog of Anthony Wesley, an Australian amateur astronomer, has what may be the first photos of a recent comet or asteroid impact on Jupiter, near the south pole. These photos are 11 hours old. The ones at the bottom of the page show three small dark spots in addition to the main dark mark. The Bad Astronomy blog picked up the story a few hours later — but cautions that what we're seeing may not be an impact event. This is all reminiscent of the closely watched impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy on Jupiter in 1994.

Comments

Re:Yep, that's why God put em there

[Anonymous Coward]

Lighten up dude. The guy made no religious reference. Please try to limit the display of your religious bigotry to times when someone actually makes a religious reference. Thank you.

It's a battlefield player

[beerbear]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/7/17/

Re:Or may not have

[uofitorn]

Did you check who the editor was before reading the submission? I made the same mistake and didn't. When I remember, I usually skip right over kdawson's posts, unless it's a slow work day.

Re:Yep, that's why God put em there

[nickruiz]

[quote]When was the last time Jupiter cashed one of his paychecks?[/quote]

Just like how China is waiting for the opportune time to cash in on USA's debt, Jupiter's waiting for the opportune time to enslave us.

Re:Yep, that's why God put em there

[cwiegmann24]

I think it's clear at this point that the earth wasn't made in a week, and religious fundamentalists are trouble.

Just like the earth isn't round and the sun isn't the center of the solar system, right?

Certain ideas may seem ridiculous, until you take the time to really look at them objectively.

Pointless Anime Joke

[jameskojiro]

Tuxedo Kamen is quoted as saying: "Bitch better have my supper ready or I will have to divorce the bitch like I did with that klutzy meatball head."