I’m sure that most of you have heard about the success of NASA’s Deep Impact mission, which fired an “impactor” satellite at the comet Tempel 1 at 23,000 mph to study the debris generated by the impact. The Astronomy Photo Of The Day pages for yesterday and today have some nice “before” and “after” shots of the comet. By all accounts, the mission was a resounding success, although it could take years to analyze all of the data.
However, there is a somewhat disturbing development that could jeopardize this success. Apparently, a distraught Russian astrologer is suing NASA for $300 million for her “moral sufferings,” claiming that the mission “ruins the natural balance of forces in the universe” and will “deform her horoscope.” No word yet on any possible settlement… 😉
