Hubble Captures Collision of Two Planetesimals around Fomalhaut

Dec 19, 2025 - 15:30
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Hubble Captures Collision of Two Planetesimals around Fomalhaut
This Hubble image shows the debris ring and dust clouds cs1 and cs2 around Fomalhaut. Image credit: NASA / ESA / P. Kalas, UC Berkeley / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Fomalhaut -- the 18th brightest star visible in night sky -- is orbited by a compact source, Fomalhaut b, which has previously been interpreted as either a dust-enshrouded exoplanet or a dust cloud generated by the collision of two planetesimals.

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