Collision of Two Asteroids Spotted For the First Time 31
sciencehabit writes "Astronomers report that a small asteroid located in the inner asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter took a major hit early last year. Previously rendered only in artists' conceptions, the first asteroid collision known in modern times revealed itself in a tail of debris streaming from what astronomers at first assumed was a comet. Instead of a steady stream of dust, however, they found boulders near the object with dust moving away from them."
Remember (Score:5, Funny)
Re:didn't spot collision (Score:5, Funny)
I'll bet she was on her cellphone and didn't even notice the damage.
Re:didn't spot collision (Score:4, Funny)
I'll bet she was on her cellphone and didn't even notice the damage.
No, my sister was definitely in the UK at the time.
Impossible (Score:4, Funny)
The possibility of successfully spotting an asteroid collision is approximately 3,720 to 1!
Re:PDAsteroids (Score:4, Funny)
And reproducing. Look at all the little asteroids out of that one.
Re:didn't spot collision (Score:3, Funny)
"And I'm like, 'OMG! Becky's not even hot!'"
Einstein was right! (Score:5, Funny)
It seems that we now know that God plays billiards instead :-)