Unknown Object Hits Jupiter (Earth, moon, crash, see)

[Six Foot Three]

Scientists have just discovered that another object has bombarded Jupiter exactly 15 years after comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck it.

Object Hits Jupiter, New NASA Images Indicate - Science Daily

[gy2020]

That was interesting, thanks 6 Foot 3

[swagger]

Caught this on Twitter yesterday. Cool stuff. I was very interested in the 1994 event - I saved all the magazine/newspaper articles I came across and have some video recorded off the NASA cable channel. I even had a T-shirt commemorating the event that I found at a store up at Universal Citywalk.

I guess these events aren't as rare as we thought - kinda makes you wonder when the next major impact will happen here on Earth... I'm glad Jupiter is there, though, sucking in a bunch of stuff that might otherwise be ending up here...

[Ninjahedge]

I was gonna say, Jupiter is kind of an orbital cleaner. So long as we are all on the same plane, and have enough time, chances are more things will graze, be wildly deflected or crash on Jupiter.

We just need to get to the point where we see all these dark things a bit more easily. It would be a shame to lose all this sentience and have to start over again.....

[gy2020]

That's exactly why we need to get a population in space and on other planets. We know it happens, we just have to look at the Moon. It would also be good to have the dna and eggs and sperm in a bank on other planets.

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by gy2020

That was interesting, thanks 6 Foot 3

What also caught my eye in the story was that it was an amateur astromoner (anthony wesley) who first saw this and not NASA or any of the other observatories around the globe as that kind of makes you wonder

[swagger]

Originally Posted by 6 FOOT 3

What also caught my eye in the story was that it was an amateur astromoner (anthony wesley) who first saw this and not NASA or any of the other observatories around the globe as that kind of makes you wonder

It's "amateur" astronomers that find a lot of the interesting things out there. The term "amateur" is applied too loosely when it comes to astronomy, IMHO. He may not be a paid astronomer - there are very few of those jobs out there - but I'd wager he's every bit as knowledgeable (and maybe more so) than many "professional" astronomers...

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by 6 FOOT 3

What also caught my eye in the story was that it was an amateur astromoner (anthony wesley) who first saw this and not NASA or any of the other observatories around the globe as that kind of makes you wonder

There is a huge number of astronomers looking at the sky at night, the vast majority of them are not paid as astronomers, but are students, accountants, carpenters, firefighters, and every other occupation you can think of, but have a passion for the science of astronomy.

[Six Foot Three]

Good points Asheville and Swagger ... as it never occured to me that the ''amateur'' astromoner's would be in the know but anyway that's great

[bluepacific]

Originally Posted by 6 FOOT 3

What also caught my eye in the story was that it was an amateur astromoner (anthony wesley) who first saw this and not NASA or any of the other observatories around the globe as that kind of makes you wonder

Makes you wonder if the closing of the waste of money thru NASA thread was a bit premature.