It was the first active comet observed to be orbiting a planet, and had probably been captured by Jupiter around 20 to 30 years earlier. Calculations showed that its unusual fragmented form was due to a previous closer approach to Jupiter in July 1992.

Jupiter is the most massive planet in the Solar System and thus has a vast sphere of gravitational influence, the region of space where an asteroid capture can take place under favorable conditions.

Jul 16, 2024 · Thirty years ago, between July 16 and 22, 1994, many earthly observers looked on as Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) struck the giant planet Jupiter. Astronomers saw the comet leave visible scars...

Jul 15, 2024 · Over six dramatic days in July 1994, a shimmering train of ice-encrusted particles slammed into Jupiter, the solar system’s largest and most massive planet.

Jun 30, 2019 · 25 years ago, humanity had its first glimpse of a cosmic collision when comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter — and the whole world watched. We’ve seen evidence of impacts all throughout our solar system, but we had never before been able to watch an impact while it was happening.

Gas giants like Jupiter are a fundamental component of planetary systems, but how they formed has been uncertain. Here we discuss how paleomagnetic records in meteorites of the solar nebula may tell us about Jupiter's final growth stage.

Oct 17, 2024 · These H and L chondrite meteorites have arrived on our planet from three asteroid families called Massalia, Karin, and Koronis, the researchers determined, all located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter: Massalia, Karin, and Koronis.

Jun 16, 2021 · Gas giants like Jupiter are a fundamental component of planetary systems, but how they formed has been uncertain. Here we discuss how paleomagnetic records in meteorites of the solar nebula may tell us about Jupiter's final growth stage.

Here we show that the growth of Jupiter can be dated using the distinct genetic heritage and formation times of meteorites. Most meteorites derive from small bodies located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

The Jupiter trojans, commonly called trojan asteroids or simply trojans, are a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter 's orbit around the Sun. Relative to Jupiter, each trojan librates around one of Jupiter's stable Lagrange points: either L4, existing 60° ahead of the planet in its orbit, or L5, 60° behind.