ALMA sees icy wreckage in nearby solar system: Possible hidden planet causing rapid-fire cometary collisions

(Phys.org) —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.

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