The Mysteries of Fomalhaut b | Hubble

The Mysteries of Fomalhaut b | Hubble

Data from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope have revealed an expanding cloud of dust that was likely produced in a collision between two large bodies orbiting the bright nearby star Fomalhaut.

Credit:

Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann  

Editing: Nico Bartmann 

Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Bethany Downer  

Footage and photos: ESA, NASA, Hubble, M. Kornmesser, P. Kalas, Digitized Sky Survey 2, A. Gáspár and G. Rieke (University of Arizona)

Duration: 1 minute, 36 seconds

Release Date: April 20, 2020

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