1st evidence of giant exoplanet collision afterglow explains …
Oct 12, 2023 · On Wednesday (Oct. 11), an international team of astronomers reported the first-ever sightings of the aftermath of two giant planets colliding around a sun-like star in another planetary system.
Discovery Alert: Glowing Cloud Points to Cosmic Collision
Nov 9, 2023 · The Discovery: A glowing cosmic cloud has revealed a cataclysmic collision. Key Facts: Even within our own solar system, scientists have seen evidence of giant, planetary collisions from long ago. Remaining clues like Uranus’ tilt and the existence of Earth’s Moon point to times in our distant history when the planets in our stellar ...
Two Worlds Have Ended in a Planetary Collision - Sky & Telescope
Oct 12, 2023 · Astronomers have caught two infant worlds slamming together around a young, Sun-like star more than 1,800 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. The impact probably vaporized both planets, creating a huge cloud of debris that still orbits the host star.
Astronomers May Have Witnessed Worlds in Collision
Oct 25, 2023 · Despite sounding like the climax of a Hollywood space opera, astronomers may have recently witnessed such an apocalyptic event. They detailed their findings on October 11 in Nature.
What Happens When Planets Collide - NASA
Jan 8, 2020 · Ten years ago, scientists speculated that the warm dust in this system was a result of a planet-to-planet collision. Now, NASA’s SOFIA mission found even more warm dust, further supporting that two rocky exoplanets collided. This helps build a more complete picture of our own solar system’s history.
Discovery Alert: Glowing Cloud Points to a Cosmic Collision
Feb 16, 2024 · A glowing cosmic cloud has revealed a cataclysmic collision. Key Facts: Even within our own solar system, scientists have seen evidence of giant, planetary collisions from long ago.
In a first, astronomers spot the afterglow of an exoplanet collision
Oct 11, 2023 · Two exoplanets collided in a smashup that left behind a glob of hot, vaporized rock and a debris cloud. Astronomers first observed the afterglow of the collision in infrared light.
Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision …
Oct 11, 2023 · The study, published today in Nature, reports the sighting of two ice giant exoplanets colliding around a sun-like star, creating a blaze of light and plumes of dust. Its findings show the bright...
The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may …
Oct 11, 2023 · The afterglow of a massive collision between two giant planets may have been detected for the first time. The wreckage of the collision could eventually cool and form an entirely new planet.
A planetary collision afterglow and transit of the resultant debris ...
Oct 11, 2023 · Infrared brightening and luminosity observations from a young, solar-like star suggest a collision between two exoplanets producing a hot, highly extended post-impact remnant and transit of the...
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