Hubble images show the formation of two enormous dust clouds caused by collisions between kilometre-sized celestial bodies in the young planetary system around the star Fomalhaut. The dust clouds can easily be confused with real planets – an important clue for future observation missions searching for exoplanets

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Destruction of Infant Planets Around Nearby Star

Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system’s planet-forming era.