Herschel spots comet massacre around nearby star
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 03:31
in Astronomy & Space
ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory has studied the dusty belt around the nearby star Fomalhaut. The dust appears to be coming from collisions that destroy up to thousands of icy comets every day.
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