Webb discovers dusty 'cat's tail' in Beta Pictoris System
Published Date: 1/10/2024
Source: phys.org
Beta Pictoris, a young planetary system located just 63 light-years away, continues to intrigue scientists even after decades of in-depth study. It possesses the first dust disk imaged around another star—a disk of debris produced by collisions between asteroids, comets, and planetesimals.