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A passing star could fling Earth out of orbit faster than anyone previously predicted

In the vast calm of the solar system, planetary orbits often appear orderly, stable, and insulated from the broader mechanics ...
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Could the Solar System Lose a Planet to a Passing Star?

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is extremely ...
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Earth Has A 1-In-100,000 Chance Of Being Ejected From The Solar System Due To A Passing Star

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Earth.com

Did a planet just vanish? Scientists witness a rare cosmic collision

What seemed like new planets around Fomalhaut were actually expanding dust clouds from violent planetary collisions seen by Hubble.
Science Daily

What looked like a planet was actually a massive space collision

Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between ...
Astronomy

Was Mercury formed by a cosmic hit-and-run?

The early years of our solar system were a period of unimaginable chaos and violence, a gravitational free-for-all where colliding planetary embryos competed for survival. In this tumultuous ...