James Webb Telescope Detects the Fingerprints of Catastrophic Planetary Collisions

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the 'fingerprints' of catastrophic planetary collisions around distant stars.

By studying dust around these stars, astronomers can determine whether colliding worlds grazed or hit hard enough to vaporize rock.

This research could shed light on the formation of our own Moon, which is believed to have resulted from a Mars-sized world called Theia colliding with Earth.