Hubble Captures Rare Jupiter Collision
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 16:21
in Astronomy & Space
The checkout and calibration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been interrupted to aim the recently refurbished observatory at a new expanding spot on the giant planet Jupiter. The spot, caused by the impact of a comet or an asteroid, is changing from day to day in the planet's cloud tops.