Late last month, an amateur astronomer in Australia, Anthony Wesley, discovered a new impact "scar" on Jupiter left by a comet or asteroid. This Astro Bulletin highlights the flurry of follow-up telescope images taken of this rare event.

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Astronomers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research's High Altitude Observatory have developed the first high-resolution computer model of a sunspot. The simulated sunspot allows scientists to better understand these mysterious solar phenomena. This model was also featured in AMNH's new Space Show, Journey to the Stars.

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Astronomers have unveiled a brand-new atlas of the galactic plane of the Milky Way in submillimeter wavelengths of light. Called ATLASGAL—the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy—it reveals dense knots of dust where new stars may form.

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