Summary
Another astronomer’s post highlighted the star’s increased brightness in the infrared, a phenomenon that occurred a millennium before the observed optical dimming.
The aftermath of this interplanetary collision was seen as an expansive debris cloud.
As it unfolds, light scattering from the cloud can be observed using both ground-based telescopes and NASA’s flagship space telescope.
More on planetary collisionsAs we learned above, planetary collisions, while they may sound like science fiction, play an important role in shaping our universe.
How do planetary collisions occur?