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Collision of Two Asteroids Spotted For the First Time

Posted by timothy on from the delicious-space-dust dept.

sciencehabit writes "Astronomers report that a small asteroid located in the inner asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter took a major hit early last year. Previously rendered only in artists' conceptions, the first asteroid collision known in modern times revealed itself in a tail of debris streaming from what astronomers at first assumed was a comet. Instead of a steady stream of dust, however, they found boulders near the object with dust moving away from them."

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  1. Remember by SilverHatHacker · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you get too close to the debris, you can press Down to teleport.

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    Funny may not give karma, but +5 Informative never made anyone snort coffee out their nose.
  2. Re:didn't spot collision by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll bet she was on her cellphone and didn't even notice the damage.

  3. Einstein was right! by Alain+Williams · · Score: 4, Funny
    Einstien said of God: ''I, at any rate, am convinced that He does not throw dice.''

    It seems that we now know that God plays billiards instead :-)