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Planetary collisions may help young worlds hold on to their atmospheres

Planetary collisions may help young worlds hold on to their atmospheres

Planetary collisions may help young worlds hold on to their atmospheres

A new study lets some of the air out of a long-held theory that growing, rocky planets will lose their atmosphere if they smash into a large object in space.

phys.org/news/2026-10-planetary-collisions-young-worlds-atmospheres.html

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