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 ...

For a long time, Jupiter had always been in my mind as that 'gas ball' composed of hydrogen and helium from documentaries. My imagination made me think that any celestial body could easily penetrate ...

A strange flash on Saturn earlier this summer caught the attention of astronomers and sparked speculation about a possible planetary impact. The sighting was first reported by amateur astronomer Mario ...

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The core of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has long been a source of mystery for astronomers: an object so unfathomably dense and hot that it defies comprehension. Conventional ...

Stop the presses! Word comes this evening of a possible new impact on Jupiter observed by amateur astronomer Dan Peterson of Racine, Wis. He saw "a bright white two second long explosion just inside ...

New research indicates that the water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a molecular signature closely matching that of water found in Earth's oceans. This discovery revives the possibility that ...

Astronomers around the world are buzzing with the news that something crashed into Jupiter. The question is: What was it? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third ISO ever detected. It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) ...