Dean Regas chats with astronomer David Levy, unpacking the discovery of the famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Listen in and find out how you can start chasing comets yourself. Looking Up is transcribed ...
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 ...
In July 1994, astronomers witnessed something unprecedented: a comet colliding with a planet in real-time. Shoemaker-Levy 9’s fragments pummeled Jupiter with explosive force, creating atmospheric ...
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