The Last 31 Days in Astronomy

JAN-24-2008 • Giant Storm on Jupiter • A pair of storms on Jupiter were caught in the act of a merger last spring. Hubble photos recorded the storm which appears similar to previous events in 1975 and 1990. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-013

FEB-11-2008 • Atlantis delivers Columbus • The space shuttle Atlantis took off from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 7 and delivered the European Space Agency’s laboratory called Columbus. The addition of Columbus emphasizes the I in the ISS. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080211-sts1222-first-spacewalk-wrap.html