Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 - Wikipedia
While conducting a program of observations designed to uncover near-Earth objects, the Shoemakers and Levy discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 on the night of March 24, 1993, …
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 | Astronomy, Impacts & History
On March 25, 1993, a previously unknown comet positioned close to Jupiter was discovered by Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy in photographs taken by using the 18-inch …
Comer Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Science@NASA
May 19, 2025 · Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker crowd around a computer with others on July 16, 1994, to see the first images of fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hitting Jupiter. The …
NASA ScienceCasts: The Lasting Impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
In July 1994, astronomers around the world watched as the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the planet Jupiter. ...more
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact
Jul 15, 2024 · On March 24, 1993, husband-and-wife skywatchers Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and fellow astronomer David Levy were at California’s Palomar Observatory, …
Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter 30 years ago - EarthSky
Jul 16, 2024 · Thirty years ago, between July 16 and 22, 1994, many earthly observers looked on as Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) struck the giant planet Jupiter. Astronomers saw the …
Impacting Jupiter: the story of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
On 23 March 1993, veteran US comet hunters Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and astronomer David Levy discovered another comet. Using the 18-inch Schmidt telescope atop California’s …
Shoemaker-Levy 9: History and Effects of Its Impact on Jupiter
Jul 22, 2025 · Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in July 1994, marking the first direct observation of a collision between bodies in the solar system. Its discovery was led by Carolyn …
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
At right is a NASA artist's rendering of the impact sequence.
July 8, 1992: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 breaks up - Astronomy …
Jul 8, 2025 · The fragmented comet was discovered in March 1993 by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker and David Levy, and by May, the forecast had been made: Comet Shoemaker …