Planetary Collision News Today

A research teams study shows an intergalactic stars passage within 100 astronomical units of the Sun could disrupt Earths orbit and habitability. Over 12,000 scenarios suggest a 95% chance all planets remain, though with altered orbits, highlighting our Solar Systems resilience and unpredictability.

Researchers observed two ice giant exoplanets colliding around a sun-like star, causing an intense burst of light and dust. This discovery, made by an international team of astronomers, could lead to the formation of new moons around a newly-formed planet in the future. The study, published today

A new simulation shows that the moon formed in a matter of hours, instead of months or years. The Moon formed only in a matter of hours following the collision between Earth and Theia, a space object the size of Mars, according to a new simulation put forth by a novel study.