“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...