Hubble detects 'exocomets' taking the plunge into a young star
Saturday, January 7, 2017 - 14:41
in Astronomy & Space
Interstellar forecast for a nearby star: Raining comets! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging onto the star HD 172555, which is a youthful 23 million years old and resides 95 light-years from Earth.