Jupiter took a hit. No, not to the top40. An object hit it.
Nasa confirmed:
https://twitter.com/esaoperations/status/1437799318971367440
Gosh, if any of you read John C. Wright, something else entirely comes to your mind, right? I'm sorta scared now.
#astrophotography #jupiter #brazil
Light on at Jupiter! Anyone home? This bright impact flash was spotted yesterday on the giant planet by astronomer José Luis Pereira.
— ESA Operations (@esaoperations) September 14, 2021
Not a lot of info on the impacting object yet but its likely to be large and/or fast!
Thanks Jupiter for taking the hit☄️#PlanetaryDefence pic.twitter.com/XLFzXjW4KQ