This captivating visual simulation explores the catastrophic outcomes of various planetary collisions across the solar system. From small asteroid impacts and dwarf planets to massive head-on crashes ...

New research led by astrophysicists at Durham University, UK, predicts that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) could hit the Milky Way in two billion years’ time. The collision could occur much earlier ...

In the crowded early Solar System, young planets frequently collided and reshaped each other. But Mercury stood out. It formed unusually close to the Sun. Mercury’s days are longer than its years. It ...