Astronomers Just Saw Two Planets Collide Around a Distant Star

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Planetary Collision Artistic RenderingAstronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived telescope observations from 2020, astronomer Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis noticed something unusual. A star that normally should behave in a predictable way was showing strange changes in brightness. The star, called Gaia20ehk, lies about 11,000 light-years from Earth near [...]
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