Science News | Watch an animation of what happens when exoplanets collide | Science News @ScienceNewsMag | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
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. Then, 900 days later, they saw the pulverized planets’ star dim as impact debris drifted in front of it, between the star and Earth.
Read more: sciencenews.org/article/exoplanet-collision-first-afterglow-infrared-light
Video: Alice Hopkinson/Las Cumbres Observatory