Hubble Captures First Direct Images of Asteroid and Protoplanet Collisions Near Earth
Originally Published 25 days ago — by NASA Science (.gov)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first direct images of asteroid collisions in a nearby star system, Fomalhaut, revealing rapid and violent planetary system evolution, with debris clouds that could be mistaken for planets, providing valuable insights into planetary formation and the dynamics of planetesimals.