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Herschel Spots Comet Massacre Around Nearby Star
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Herschel Spots Comet Massacre Around Nearby Star

NASA / JPL · 2012-04-12 · photograph (digital archive)

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New data from the Herschel Space Observatory suggest comets are constantly smashing together around the star Fomalhaut, a young star, just a few hundred million years old, and twice as massive as the sun.

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Credit lineHerschel Spots Comet Massacre Around Nearby Star. NASA/JPL, 2012-04-12. Public domain. ID: PIA15425.
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