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

In July 1994, 21 fragments from Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, each capable of causing global catastrophe if they had struck Earth. Discovered in March 1993 by David Levy and Carolyn Shoemaker, astronomers predicted the collision a year in advance after tracking the comet’s fragmented path. See more from Randall: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRandallCarlson | Cosmic Summit