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Evidence of a Giant Impact in Nearby Star System Stripping the Atmosphere From a Planet – SciTechDaily
Such planetary smashups are likely common in young solar systems, but they haven’t been directly observed. Young planetary systems…
ByJennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOctober 21, 2021
An MIT-led team has discovered evidence of a giant impact in the nearby HD 17255 star system, in which an Earth-sized terrestrial planet and a smaller impactor likely collided at least…
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