Composite images of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 orbiting Jupiter in 1994. In 1993, three sky watchers — Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker and David Levy — discovered a comet orbiting Jupiter. In their honor, it ...

Dean Regas chats with astronomer David Levy, unpacking the discovery of the famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Listen in and find out how you can start chasing comets yourself. Looking Up is transcribed ...

Famed Tucson astronomer and comet hunter David Levy's future was in the stars. Dimly. Barely visible. Levy says he was 8 years old and walking back to his cabin at summer camp. "I happened to be ...

Levy, of the famous comet-hunting team Shoemaker-Levy, compiles a comprehensive catalog of objects which can be observed in all light conditions and usually with low-power equipment. Targeting novice ...

In the autumn of 1577, a bright light blazed across the skies of Europe, Asia, and the Americas, igniting wonder, fear, and a revolution ...

It’s suspected that about 5,000 years ago a comet swept within 23 million miles of the Sun, closer than the innermost planet Mercury. The comet might have been a spectacular sight to civilizations ...

Lucky is the word I'd use for any telescopic observers who got to see one of the most stunning spectacles in nature when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter in July 1994. The collision left inky ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is providing astronomers with extraordinary views of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as it disintegrates before our eyes. Recent Hubble images have uncovered many ...

A rare collision between a celestial object and Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet, was recently captured by an amateur astronomer. The impact occurred on August 29, at 1:45 am Japan Standard ...

Eugene Shoemaker, the founder of astrogeology, dedicated his life to understanding planetary formation through impacts. His groundbreaking research proved asteroid impacts shaped Earth and other ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...