An Amateur astronomer's social media post led to the discovery of a Collision between two large planets in a distant space system. The amateur's observation of a star doubling in brightness in infrared wavelengths three years before fading in visible light prompted an international team of astronomers to investigate. The team concluded that the most likely explanation was a collision between two ice giant exoplanets, creating a bright heat afterglow and a dust cloud that dimmed the parent star. Further observations will be made to study the system's developments, including the possibility of moon formation around the new planet.

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