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Enormous impact flash seen lighting up Jupiter’s atmosphere

16 June 2022

Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy equivalent to 2 million tonnes of TNT – the brightest such event since 1994

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