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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 22 > All eyepieces on Jupiter after a colossal collision

All eyepieces on Jupiter after a colossal collision

By Dennis Overbye / The Bulletin
July 22, 2009

For only the second time in recent history, scientists have observed the results of an object plunging into the solar system’s largest planet.

Astronomers were scrambling to get big telescopes turned to Jupiter on Tuesday to observe the remains of what looks like the biggest smashup in....

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