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A pair of comets partially melt as they collide in an inset image, lower right, with the system’s young star and accretion disk in the background.
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Thomas Müller (MPIA/HdA)
Scientist imagine the scene when two comets collided in the Fomalhaut system, only 25 light years from Earth.

Astronomers discover huge dust clouds from violent collisions around nearby star

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Gary Horowitz wears glasses and a blue shirt in a dark room
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Matt Perko
Gary Horowitz

Physicist Gary Horowitz receives 2023 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society
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Two assistant professors in Department of Physics receive Sloan Research Fellowships
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Enhancing Research

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Keeping the Energy in the Room

The Star That Survived a Supernova

A Flicker From the Dark

Diving into the Data

Sagittarius A* Revealed

Pulverizing a Planet Killer
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