Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 - Wikipedia
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (formally designated D/1993 F2) was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. [5]
How Historic Jupiter Comet Impact Led to Planetary Defense
Jun 30, 2019 · 25 years ago, humanity had its first glimpse of a cosmic collision when comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter — and the whole world watched. We’ve seen evidence of impacts all throughout our solar system, but we had never before been able to watch an impact while it was happening.
When to look for comet G3 ATLAS - Space.com
Jan 9, 2025 · Green predicts the comet could reach a maximum magnitude of -3.2, placing it between the brightness of Jupiter and Venus, which are prominent in our evening sky. "The comet will be close to the ...
Impact events on Jupiter - Wikipedia
Jupiter is often able to capture comets that orbit the Sun; such comets enter unstable orbits around the planet that are highly elliptical and perturbable by solar gravity. While some of them eventually recover a heliocentric orbit, others crash into the planet or more rarely become one of its satellites. [2] [3]
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 | Astronomy, Impacts & History
Mar 25, 1993 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, comet whose disrupted nucleus crashed into Jupiter over the period of July 16–22, 1994. The cataclysmic event, the first collision between two solar system bodies ever predicted and observed, was monitored from Earth-based telescopes worldwide, the Hubble Space Telescope and
The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Science@NASA
In July 1994, astronomers around the world watched with bated breath as the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the planet Jupiter. “It was just incredible to watch” says Dr. Kelly Fast, one of the impact’s observers, and now manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations program.
Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter 30 years ago - EarthSky
Jul 16, 2024 · Thirty years ago, between July 16 and 22, 1994, many earthly observers looked on as Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) struck the giant planet Jupiter. Astronomers saw the comet leave visible scars...
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter - NASA Solar …
From July 16 through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact
Jul 15, 2024 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter in 1994, creating an explosion thousands of times more potent than Earth's nuclear arsenal.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - NASA Solar System Exploration
On the night of March 24, 1993, Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy discovered a strange looking comet from a photograph taken from the 0.4 meter Schmidt telescope in Palomar Observatory in Califonia. The comet was named Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 after the discoverers, the ninth comet discovered by this team.