Amateur Astronomer Discovers Unprecedented Collision Event Missed by Professionals
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Good News Network
An amateur astronomer's social media post led to the discovery of a collision between two ice giant exoplanets in a distant space system. The collision created a bright heat afterglow and a dust cloud that dimmed the parent star over time. The sighting was confirmed by a network of professional and amateur astronomers, and further observations will be made to study the system's development.