Stardust evidence points to planet collision
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 17:28
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Masses of dust floating around a distant binary star system suggest that two Earth-like planets obliterated each other in a violent collision, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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