“Stars like the Sun don’t just stop shining,” but this one did

“Stars like the Sun don’t just stop shining,” but this one did A distant star went dark for months—and the cause was a colossal, metal-filled cloud likely born from a catastrophic planetary collision.

• Date:
• January 24, 2026
• Source:
• Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
• Summary:
• A distant Sun-like star suddenly went dark for months, stunning astronomers who quickly realized something massive was passing in front of it. Observations revealed a gigantic disk of...