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The comet broke into 21 fragments, which continued to orbit around Jupiter. It was discovered the following year by Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker, and David Levy and was the first comet ever ...

Some astronomers believe that Jupiter, instead of protecting Earth from dangerous comets and asteroids, is actively flinging objects into the inner solar system. New research now demonstrates this ...

Image of comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 taken in red light on a collision course with Jupiter. Its train of 21 icy fragments stretched across 710 thousand miles (1.1 million km) of space, or 3 times the ...

Take that, Jupiter! The largest planet in the solar system just got whacked by an asteroid or comet, and some intrepid stargazers have captured the planetary collision on camera.

Jupiter is often credited for shielding Earth from catastrophic asteroid and comet impacts, but new simulations cast doubt on Jupiter's reputation as Earth's protector.

Take that, Jupiter! The largest planet in the solar system just got whacked by an asteroid or a comet, and some intrepid stargazers have captured the planet's latest collision on camera. Amateur ...

In 1994, one comet whacked into Jupiter with so much force that it left a visible debris field. Astronomers saw another massive impact in 2009. Most collisions with Jupiter, ...

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, beyond the orbit of Jupiter, has puffed out clouds of dust at irregular intervals for decades without breaking apart like most others.

Comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu was captured as a temporary moon of Jupiter in the mid-20th century and remained trapped in an irregular orbit for about twelve years. There are only a handful of ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you ever seen a comet? It may be difficult, but there is at least a chance to spot it in the night sky this weekend. It's called "Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks", and it will be ...