Impact in the Media

The July 19th impact of an unknown body with Jupiter has created an unprecedented level of media interest.  It’s been extremely exciting to see our results flashed around the news wires, even as we race to understand the vast amounts of data we’re now acquiring from ground-based observatories all over the world.  Since the Infrared Telescope Facility results were first described (see my previous post), we were granted Directors Discretionary Time on the newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope (see above), the twin Gemini telescopes (North and South) and the Very Large Telescope in Chile.  Each dataset provides a new piece of the puzzle, as we seek to understand both the origin and nature of the impactor itself, and the response of Jupiter’s gaseous atmosphere to such an extreme event.  Watch this space for our findings!

For now, I’ve collected together some of the more exciting media coverage of the Jupiter impact - enjoy!

Anthony Wesley’s Discovery Logs

BBC:  “Jupiter Struck by Large Object”

New Scientist: Jupiter sports new 'bruise' from impact

CNN: Mystery impact leaves Earth-size mark on Jupiter

NASA: New NASA Images Indicate Object Hits Jupiter

NY Times:  All Eyepieces on Jupiter After a Big Impact

NY Times:  Hubble Takes Snapshot of Jupiter’s ‘Black Eye’

ABC News: Deep Impact: Jupiter Hit by Comet or Meteoroid

Youtube Music Video: 1994 (The Jupiter Impact of 2009)

Sky and Telescope: The Impact on Jupiter!

Astronomy.com: Jupiter impact continues to impress

Popular Mechanics: Astronomers Look for Clues in the Wake of the Jupiter Collision

National Public Radio: Jovian Impact A Lucky Strike For Science

BBC World Service:  Science in Action

The Planetary Society Blog - The Jupiter Impact

BBC Focus September 2009 Issue

Ciel et Espace:  Observez l'impact météoritique sur Jupiter !

Sky and Telescope November 2009 Issue

Cosmos Magazine (Australia): Impact leaves Earth-sized scar on Jupiter

Dagbladet.no (Norway): Jupiter truffet av gigant-objekt