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Computer simulations show that a crash between evenly sized planetoids creates a Pluto and a Charon, plus a debris disk that could have become Pluto's other two satellites. John Matson reports Imagine ...

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A detailed simulation of Theia crashing into Earth. While the collision was violent, it was not energetic enough to melt the Earth's lower mantle -- meaning that remnants of Theia could be preserved, ...

University of Tokyo researchers have created their “most accurate simulation” on supercomputers of what happens when two galaxies merge, using a range of scenarios to better understand the phenomena.

There was a time when self-driving cars taking over the roads was a distant vision. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. Although autonomous vehicles (AVs) took longer than expected to make ...