Two amateur astronomers in different parts of the world captured what looks like an asteroid or comet impacting Jupiter on March 17. The giant planet — the largest in our solar system — is bombarded ...

It was only about a day ago that NASA showed off some Hubble's finest work yet in the form of new images of Jupiter. The photos (and a brief animation made of many of said images) are stunning, but ...

Jupiter just got smacked by a small celestial body, according to amateur astronomers. The impact occurred at 1:45 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Aug. 29 (1645 GMT on Aug. 28). An account affiliated with ...

Scientists and astronomers are working to confirm what a handful of stargazers on two continents saw Monday: a bright flash of light in the atmosphere of Jupiter that was likely a space rock impacting ...

An unseen comet or possibly an icy asteroid apparently crashed into Jupiter's atmosphere near the giant planet's south pole sometime during the last few days, creating a "gargantuan" blemish easily ...