In the early history of our Solar System, a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vapourising massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the Moon. Astronomers have now used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to examine a class of young stellar systems that show signs of similar upheavals, providing clues to the amount of energy in their collisions. The results offer insights into the composition and evolution of these chaotic systems.
The release, images and videos are available on:
https://esawebb.org/news/weic2618/
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ESA/Hubble/Webb Information Centre
1 October 2026
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