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Webb telescope finds signs of moon-forming collisions elsewhere
Original: Webb telescope spots signs of collisions like the one that made our moon
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs around distant young stars of giant impacts similar to the collision that is thought to have formed Earth's Moon. The observations suggest cataclysmic planet-forming crashes may be a common part of planetary systems' early history, giving astronomers a new window on how worlds like ours came together billions of years ago.
Why now: The findings offer fresh evidence about how our own Moon formed and how common such collisions are across the universe.
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