Amateur astronomers caught a large object smashing into Jupiter on September 13, marking the eighth impact event observed since the historic collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994. Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, experiences frequent impacts but they are rarely observed due to its swirling clouds and storms. The increasing rate of detection suggests better monitoring, and Jupiter's gravitational pull may act as a shield for Earth by absorbing stray space rocks.