These Comets Are Changing Our View of the Solar System

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In July of 1994, scientists around the world watched in amazement as the comet Shoemaker Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter. The impact's blast was so powerful that it unleashed a force equivalent to 300 million atom bombs. For 6 days, Jupiter was throttled by 21 separate impacts from the comet's fragments, which produced giant plumes of debris that rose ... Read More