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The First Comet We Ever Saw Slam Into Jupiter May Have Left It With A New Ring
A new hypothesis suggests that the breaking apart and eventual collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 – the first space rock ever directly observed hitting another Solar System body, Jupiter ...
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This Comet Explosion Was 300 Million Times Stronger Than an Atomic Bomb
What happens when a comet collides with a gas giant? In July 1994, Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter in a spectacular ...
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See The Crescent Moon And The ‘Eclipse Comet’ Next To Jupiter
Tuesday, April 9: A 2%-lit crescent moon will be below Jupiter, with comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in between. Wednesday, April 10: A 7%-lit crescent moon will be above Jupiter and comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.
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'Will nearly miss hitting Earth': ESA introduces Rameses Mission, set to study Asteroid Apophis
The Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet collision with Jupiter 30 years ago spurred interest in planetary defence, leading to missions like Ramses to prevent potential Earth impacts. Apophis, roughly 375 ...