Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet. From July 16 to 22, 1994, enormous pieces of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9), discovered just a year prior, ...

A rare collision between a celestial object and Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet, was recently captured by an amateur astronomer. The impact occurred on August 29, at 1:45 am Japan Standard ...

An unseen comet or possibly an icy asteroid apparently crashed into Jupiter's atmosphere near the giant planet's south pole sometime during the last few days, creating a "gargantuan" blemish easily ...

Lucky is the word I’d use for any telescopic observers who got to see one of the most stunning spectacles in nature when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter in July 1994. The collision left inky ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of Jupiter in space. Jupiter just got smacked by a small celestial body, according to amateur astronomers. The impact ...

Accidents happen, even in space. An amateur astronomer caught Jupiter in trouble t as a large object smacked into the gas giant, creating a small “poof” in the planet’s atmosphere. But don’t worry, ...

Amateur astronomers' passion, vigilance and free time have led to some amazing discoveries. They include new comets, asteroids and supernovae and this month, an impact flash observed at Jupiter.

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