Hubble captures rare Jupiter collision

(ESA/Hubble Information Centre) 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. …

Hubble captures rare Jupiter collision

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