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Close-up of Arrokoth by New Horizons. You can see that the "snowman" consists of two separate objects connected by a thin neck. An accidental collision of two such objects would shatter them rather than join them; The new study explains how the said connection was made. Photo courtesy of NASA

The birth of the "snowman" at the edge of the solar system

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An illustration of the solar system in its early stages, with omoamua-like objects. Illustration courtesy of NASA/ESO/Danor Aharon

The seeds of the planets came from other solar systems

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Prof. Nitzan Zohar. Photo: Technion

Technion researchers have proposed a model for finding new moons for Pluto, awaiting New Horizons photographs

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An artistic depiction of the collision between 'Tia' and the Earth, which led to the formation of the Moon. Source: Hagai Peretz. In creating the image, images from the European and American space organizations (ESA, NASA) were used.

Imaging proved: the moon was formed from material that was blown off the earth when a large body collided with it

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A collision between an aging star and a young star in a triple star system. Illustration: Professor Hagi Peretz

The wild lives of aging stars (and planets): leaving home, changing partners and participating in violent clashes

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