Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 2, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Astronomers Monitor Exoplanet-Scale Collision Quote New infrared observations probe a system that underwent a planetary-scale collision tens of thousands of years ago. New observations from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) confirm earlier suspicions that dust around BD +20 307, a binary star system 300 light years from Earth, came from a recent collision between two large planetary-size bodies. The findings were published in the Astrophysical Journal. Read More: Sky & Telescope 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted November 2, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Waspie_Dwarf said: Astronomers Monitor Exoplanet-Scale Collision That's interesting, hopeful they can get some photos once the dust clears. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted November 2, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Manwon Lender said: That's interesting, hopeful they can get some photos once the dust clears. A couple of million years from now. It's still a young system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted November 2, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Piney said: A couple of million years from now. It's still a young system. That makes sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 2, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted November 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Manwon Lender said: That's interesting, hopeful they can get some photos once the dust clears. Thanks for sharing. The dust won't clear for millions of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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