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Planetary collisions may help young worlds hold on to their atmospheres

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Planetary collisions may help young worlds hold on to their atmospheres
Source: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

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.

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.

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