862K views · 17K reactions | Impacto del cometa Shoemaker-Levy 9 en Júpiter. ☄️敖 #fy #astronomia #explosion #astronomy #cosmos #virals #SpaceX #Astrox #mexico #Jupiter #cometa #shoemaker #parati #fypシ #EEUU #usa | ASTRO X | Facebook

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

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

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