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Astronomers have detected a rare event in which two exoplanets collided, resulting in a cataclysmic impact that vaporized both planets. The collision, observed for the first time, left behind a donut-shaped cloud of vaporized rock and water, emitting an infrared glow visible to telescopes. The incident occurred in a solar system located approximately 1,800 light-years from Earth. Researchers believe that the collision occurred between Neptune-sized exoplanets. The findings were published in a research paper by Nature. This discovery provides valuable insights into the dynamics of planetary collisions and the resulting debris clouds.
Two exoplanets collided in a smashup that left behind a glob of hot, vaporized rock and a debris cloud. https://t.co/bbnR0viQI3
For the first time we've caught a glimpse of a massive planetary collision. @jjaron tells us how we know these two distant icy planets smashed into each other... https://t.co/BpwUttRyMa https://t.co/nB2BknDXZN
Infrared brightening and luminosity observations from a young, Sun-like star suggest a large-scale collision event between two exoplanets, reports a study published in @Nature. 🔒 https://t.co/SVzEtOjNoV https://t.co/9fPqqOpnwo
In a first, researchers caught the infrared glow cast by the vaporized leftovers of a giant impact between Neptune-sized exoplanets. https://t.co/bbnR0viQI3
Nature research paper: A planetary collision afterglow and transit of the resultant debris cloud https://t.co/1VLZTc0zMw
In a solar system about 1,800 light-years from Earth, two planets smacked into one another in an impact that vaporized them both. And astronomers caught them in the act. https://t.co/bbnR0vjoxB
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The collision of two exoplanets may have left behind a donut-shaped cloud of vaporized rock and water, which cast an infrared glow visible to telescopes. https://t.co/bbnR0viQI3
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