http://www.newsweek.com/video-shows-jupiter-smashed-space-rock-asteroid-comet-1641129 > Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has been walloped by a space rock, and the flash of light was bright enough to be spotted by astronomers here on Earth. > The impact occurred last week on October 15 at about 9:24 a.m. EDT, and was spotted by researchers at Kyoto University in Japan.