First asteroid collision recorded

[Connemara]

Or so astronomers believe. Look at the X-shape of the debris. That one dot is thought to be the asteroid that survived. Really cool. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hu...-20100202.html

 

[Korben]

Very interesting.

 

[kwilkinson]

90 million miles is pretty close for space stuff.

 

[Douglas]

what did one asteroid PM to another on SF?

would smash

 

[Teacher]

Yeah, I saw that earlier this morning. Cool indeed.