ALMA Sees Icy Wreckage in Nearby Solar System
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star; the researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction of one of these icy bodies once every five minutes.