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Tweeting from Space and Other Cosmic Phenomena
This is shaping up to be an interesting week around the universe.
The Moon, Sky, Mars and Google: President Obama marked the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by vowing (with no specifics) to uphold NASA's mission. Google, which is already being accused of trying to take over the Milky Way, marked the anniversary by adding the Moon to the destinations that users can explore on Google Earth (also see Sky and Mars).
Jupiter: An Australian amateur astronomer, who keeps his eye on Jupiter in his spare time, discovered an Earth-sized scar on the solar system's largest planet. The last time scientists saw something like this on Jupiter was 15 years ago, when the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet hit the planet.
International Space Station: Astronauts on a 16-day mission aboard the space shuttle Endeavor are tweeting and answering questions posted on YouTube (with help from colleagues on Earth).
The Sun: And last but not least, Wednesday, Asia will experience the longest total solar eclipse expected this century. The eclipse is expected to last more than six minutes.