Beta Pictoris Planet Finally Imaged?
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 09:42
in Astronomy & Space
The hot star Beta Pictoris is one of the best-known examples of stars surrounded by a dusty 'debris' disc. Debris discs are composed of dust resulting from collisions among larger bodies like planetary embryos or asteroids. They are a bigger version of the zodiacal dust in our Solar System.