Slam! Bright Jupiter Impact Seen in New Light (Photo)

A stunning photo provides a dramatic new look at the cosmic impact that walloped Jupiter last month. The image, a still from a video by amateur astronomer Gerrit Kernbauer, shows a bright flash of light on the right-hand side of Jupiter, and also captures three of the gas giant's many moons in the scene. The photo, which was processed by Kernbaur's colleague Sebastian Voltmer of Germany, enhances the color and detail of a frame of video that Gerrit Kernbauer took of the March 17 impact from M&ou