The comet was discovered in its final stage before impact. As luck would have it, NASA had a probe on its way to Jupiter, ...

Dean Regas chats with astronomer David Levy, unpacking the discovery of the famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Listen in and find out how you can start chasing comets yourself. Looking Up is transcribed ...

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 ...

On the third week of July 1994, comet Shoemaker-Levy crashed into Jupiter’s fiery atmosphere. NASA says that another “mystery space object” hit during the same week but 15 years later, leaving a ...

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