Jul 28 2009
The silent connection with the heavens
By David Finnigan
Our solar system is fairly straightforward. Some planets spin around an enormous nuclear furnace, humans all live on Earth, Mars is our wacky neighbour, nobody really likes Mercury (what is there to like?) and, if the Sun ever went on holidays, Jupiter would be left in charge.
Jupiter’s huge. It has 64 moons and most of them are bigger and smarter than the Earth and Moon combined. Jupiter could beat any other planet in a fight without breaking a sweat; and yet, on Friday July 19, something left a bruise the size of Earth on Jupiter’s handsome gaseous cheek.
Jupiter
