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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Well, this is seriously quite cool. Reports are coming in that a number of amateur astronomers have spotted an asteroid or comet slamming into Jupiter. If confirmed, this would be one of only a ...