Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead author Andy Tzanidakis’ rendering of the planetary collision he suspects occurred around star Gaia20ehk in 2021. (CREDIT: ...

In the meantime, the data from this event will continue to reveal how violent the birth of planetary systems can be. Research findings are available online in the journal The Astrophysical Journal ...

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they ...

Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis was combing through old telescope data from 2020 when he found an otherwise boring star acting very strangely. The star, named Gaia20ehk, was about 11,000 light-years from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years away ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a spectacular collision of two planets within the confines of a faraway solar system, providing us with a rare chance to observe firsthand the extremes of ...

Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis was combing through old telescope data from 2020 when he found an otherwise boring star acting very strangely. The star, named Gaia20ehk, was about 11,000 light-years from ...

University of Washington astronomers discovered possible evidence of two planets colliding while reviewing 2020 telescope data. The finding came after a sun-like star about 11,000 light years away ...

A researcher discovered the rare cosmic event by noticing strange dips in a star's brightness in old telescope data. The collision created a hot cloud of rocks and dust, which researchers detected ...

A researcher discovered the rare cosmic event by noticing strange dips in a star's brightness in old telescope data. The collision created a hot cloud of rocks and dust, which researchers detected ...