When two worlds collide, they leave more than the shambles of dusty ejecta. Astronomers have detected light from a post-collision remnant, providing the best evidence so far for planetary-scale ...

NASA's DART mission successfully altered Dimorphos' orbit, but the impact unleashed over 100 boulders, significantly boosting ...

Astronomers believe a planetary body collided with Pluto early in its history to create a gigantic heart-shaped feature on the dwarf planet.

ASASSN-21qj, a star wandering through space 1,800 light-years away from Earth, experienced a reduction in its brightness when two of its planets collided. This cosmic event not ...

Early predictions suggested a 1% chance of a collision with Earth, a figure that was later revised to a remarkably low 0.004% ...

Planetary defense refers to the effort to monitor and protect Earth from asteroids, comets and other objects in space.

Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision in outer space Date: October 11, 2023 Source: University of Bristol Summary: A chance social media post by an eagle-eyed ...

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 ...

Pluto gained a ‘heart’ after colliding with a planetary body Researchers think they have solved the mystery of how the distinctive heart came to be — and it could reveal new clues about the ...

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...