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Asteroids Caught Colliding in a Nearby Star System

Two roughly 60-km asteroids collided in Fomalhaut's debris disk, producing bright dust clouds and indicating collisions occur more frequently than previously thought.

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For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond the Solar System's borders.

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Asteroids Caught Colliding in a Nearby Star System

For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond the Solar System's borders.

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Collision of Asteroids Detected Near a Nearby Star

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a rare event: the collision of two asteroids around the Fomalhaut star, located only 25 light-years away from the Earth. This young star, 440 million years old, is home to a debris disc that is conducive to the study of planetary formation mechanisms. The rocks involved, each about 60 kilometers in diameter, ... Read more The article Asteroid Collision detected near a nearby star appeared first on Fredzone.

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Hubble captured the dramatic aftermath of colliding space rocks in a nearby planetary system

Cosmic crash caught on camera. Continue reading Hubble captured the dramatic aftermath of colliding space rocks in a nearby planetary system on Tech Explorist.

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Science Alert broke the news in Australia on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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