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Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 10:33:15 JST Corey S Powell

A reminder that humans are capable of great acts of wonder when we work together & embrace knowledge.

An international team of astronomers has discovered swarms of cold comets circling 74 nearby stars -- and got clear pictures of these "exocomet belts."
https://www.iac.es/en/outreach/news/astrophysicists-reveal-structure-74-exocomet-belts-orbiting-nearby-stars-landmark-survey #space #science #astronomy #nature
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1. In a landmark survey, 74 exocomet belts were found orbiting nearby stars. The observations were made using microwave/millimeter -wave telescopes; the resulting images show the belts as bright rings circling the stars at various angles.
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  Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars in landmark survey
  
  The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) have collaborated in the research that reveals the structure of 74 exocomet belts, it means, belts with minor bodies outside our solar system, around stars close to us.

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