Found: First-ever evidence of comets beyond the solar system orbiting a sun-like star
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 14:00
in Astronomy & Space
Just as we have grown accustomed to stories of increasingly small planets being discovered around distant stars, along comes a new study that ups the ante. This week, for the first time ever, scientists have announced evidence of icy comets orbiting a sun-like star about 160 light-years from Earth....