Astronomers witness rare planet collision 11,000 light-years away

Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years ...

Astronomers Watch in Amazement as 2 Planets Smash Into Each Other Around Nearby Star

A seemingly regular, Sun-like star began acting really weird, flickering haphazardly as its light faded in and out. The cause of the star’s strange behavior may have been a cosmic catastrophe that’s ...
SpaceNews

Planet Collision Simulations Give Clues To Atmospheric Loss From Moon’s Origin

Earth could have lost anywhere between ten and 60 per cent of its atmosphere in the collision that is thought to have formed the Moon. New research led by Durham University, UK, shows how the extent ...
Forbes

NASA’s Hubble Sees Baby Planets Colliding Around A Famous Star

This artistic impression shows the collision of two planetesimals in the young, evolving planetary system of Fomalhaut. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the dramatic aftermath of two violent ...
IFLScience

Earth Has A 1-In-100,000 Chance Of Being Ejected From The Solar System Due To A Passing Star

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...