6.1K views · 7K reactions | Watch actual footage of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slamming into Jupiter, changing our view of cosmic collisions forever. Follow @spaceeves for more awe-inspiring space history. #JupiterImpact #SpaceEve #CosmicEvents | SpaceEve | Facebook

#OTD 30 years ago, Hubble witnessed a pretty impactful event! For about a week, fragments of the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the planet Jupiter. Each of the 21 fragments that impacted Jupiter left temporary black scars that revealed deeper layers of the planet’s atmosphere! Find out more about this historic event: https://go.nasa.gov/3SdTyX5 #NASA #Hubble #OnThisDay #Jupiter #video #science #astronomy #universe #history | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

7.7K views · 89 reactions | It’s a gravitational breakup! Fragments of shattered comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 pummeled into Jupiter in 1994, leaving huge black impact sites. 30 years later, rediscover the significance of this event and the crucial role of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in capturing its dramatic impact. | NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center | Facebook

147K views · 1.8K reactions | What happened when comet Shoemaker-Levy...

When Shoemaker–Levy 9 crossed Jupiter’s Roche limit, its nucleus was torn into 21 fragments—the “string of pearls.” After looping the Sun, those pieces slammed into Jupiter in July 1994 with a force 600× Earth’s entire nuclear arsenal. Events like this remind us how small—and vulnerable—we really are. | The Randall Carlson