New York Post
By Reda Wigle
Published March 12, 2026, 12:54 p.m. ET
When worlds collide…suns act squirrely.
Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and they say the fallout could teach us about the formation of our world.
The astral accident took place near the constellation Pupis, some 11,000 light-years from Earth. For the uninitiated, a light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles.
Reviewing telescope observations, astronomer Andy Tzanidakis, a doctoral candidate in astronomy at the University of Washington, noticed that Gaia20ehk, a “main sequence” star similar to our sun, was acting out of sorts.
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