Browsing Tag
exocomets
1 post
Discovery of 30 exocomets in a young planetary system
The star β Pictoris harbors a young planetary system of about 20 million years old. This planetary system is characterized by the presence of a gaseous and dusty debris disk, at least two massive planets, and many minor bodies. These were detected as early as 1987. For more than thirty years, exocomets transiting the star…