... If sometimes it appears that the entire Milky Way Galaxy is raining down on your head, do not despair. ... As the Sun rises in the East, wonders of the night sky become less bright than the sunlight scattered by our own Earth's atmosphere, and so fade from view. Jupiter Swallows Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 . ... What happens when a comet encounters a planet? ... When Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck Jupiter in 1994, each piece was swallowed into the vast Jovian atmosphere. ... Double Asteroid 90 Antiope . ...