Comet Storm in a Nearby Star System

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 15:20 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. The downpour resembles our own solar system several billion years ago during a period known as the "Late Heavy Bombardment."

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