Thursday, 28 August 2014

NASA's Spitzer Telescope Witnesses Asteroid Smashup

Building Planets Through Collisions



NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted an eruption of dust around a young star, possibly the result of a smashup between large asteroids.










from News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://ift.tt/1wJgRtV

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