Technically, they didn't spot the collision. What they spotted was an asteroid that was probably involved in a recent collision. FTA: "Backtracking, they calculated that a single impact by a smaller asteroid could have blasted it all off the asteroid in February or March 2009." (Emphasis mine.) Still a pretty cool pic, though.
When I clicked TFA link, I immediately recognized the image from somewhere. I think it's nice to have references to where you may have seen this before, if just to assure you that you have not gone as crazy as you ma
Technically, they didn't spot the collision. What they spotted was an asteroid that was probably involved in a recent collision. FTA: "Backtracking, they calculated that a single impact by a smaller asteroid could have blasted it all off the asteroid in February or March 2009." (Emphasis mine.) Still a pretty cool pic, though.
I'll bet she was on her cellphone and didn't even notice the damage.
Is this the same collision that was reported here on January 19, 2010: Slashdot Science Story | A Hyper-Velocity Impact In the Asteroid Belt? [slashdot.org]?
It looks like the picture is from February 2, 2010: Two asteroids suspected in space collision - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com [msn.com]
When I clicked TFA link, I immediately recognized the image from somewhere. I think it's nice to have references to where you may have seen this before, if just to assure you that you have not gone as crazy as you ma
It seems that we now know that God plays billiards instead :-)