Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision in outer space (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision in outer space

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Image shows a visualisation of the huge, glowing planetary body produced by a planetary collision. In the foreground, fragments of ice and rock fly away from the collision and will later cross in between Earth and the host star which is seen in the background of the image.

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Mark Garlick

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