Thursday, September 09, 2010

Fireballs Light Up Jupiter

Source - NASA Science News for Sept. 9, 2010

In a paper published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, a group of professional and amateur astronomers announced that Jupiter is being hit by small asteroids, lighting up the giant planet's atmosphere with frequent fireballs.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/09sep_jovianfireballs/

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