Moment mysterious object slams into Jupiter AGAIN

Daily Mail UK

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 14:46 EDT, 19 October 2021 | UPDATED: 14:47 EDT, 19 October 2021

‘For the first time in history, we succeeded in simultaneous observation of the flash of light at the moment when a small body collided with the surface of Jupiter at 22:24 (JST) on October 15,’ the researchers shared on Twitter, as first reported on by Sky and Telescope.

Jupiter is hit with dozens, maybe hundreds, of asteroids each year, as the giant planet acts as a blockade to stop such objects from impact Earth. 

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