11:59 AM
Just in from the NEW SCIENTIST:
A spectacular, luminous ring offers the best evidence yet that a nearby star is circled by a newly formed solar system.
The ring is composed of dust particles in orbit around Fomalhaut, a bright star located just 25 light years away in the constellation Pisces Australis – or the Southern Fish. A recent image captured with the Hubble Space Telescope - which makes the system look uncannily like the Great Eye of Sauron from the blockbusting Lord of the Rings trilogy - confirms that Fomalhaut’s ring is curiously offset with respect to the star.
FULL STORY HERE AT NEW SCIENTIST SPACE.COM
No biting, ascerbic commentary needed today.. I just think this is a pretty neat phenomena!
