New Hubble images may solve the case of a disappearing exoplanet

A fading dust cloud hints that the once-seen exoplanet Fomalhaut b was never a planet

An illustration of two asteroid-sized bodies colliding

The Hubble Space Telescope spotted evidence of a collision of asteroid-sized bodies (re-created in this artist’s illustration). The smashup gives clues to planet formation.

Ralf Crawford/STScI, NASA, ESA

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