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Planetesimal Collison Around Star HD 166191 (Illustration)
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About this work
This illustration shows what a debris cloud around the young star called HD 166191 might look like up close. Astronomers using NASA's now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope saw a debris cloud briefly block the light from that star. The cloud was likely created by a smashup between two large asteroid-sized objects that might be the seeds of future planets around the star. HD 166191 is about 10 million years old.
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Credit linePlanetesimal Collison Around Star HD 166191 (Illustration). NASA/JPL, 2022-03-18. Public domain. ID: PIA25161.
