synestia

Astronomers See the Afterglow Where Two Ice Giant Planets Collided

What would happen if two giant planets collided? It would be terrifying to behold if it happened in our Solar…

1 year ago

Scientists Propose a New Kind of Planet: A Smashed Up Torus of Hot Vaporized Rock

Under the right conditions, two colliding rocky bodies might form a temporary structure called a 'synestia'. This rotating mass of…

7 years ago