Comet impacts scar the rings of Saturn, Jupiter
Strange formations in the rings around Saturn and Jupiter are the telltale marks of dramatic comet impacts that occurred in the last few decades, two new studies suggest.Full story
Asteroid the Size of the Titanic Rocked Jupiter
The object that plowed into Jupiter in 2009, creating a giant scar, was most likely an asteroid the size of the Titanic, rather than a comet, the latest evidence suggests. Full story
The astroid did it — hit Jupiter, that is
On July 19, 2009, 15 years to the day after the famous comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 peppered Jupiter with huge chunks of ice, the gas giant was hit once again by a cosmic bullet. Full story
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