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Rogue’s gallery of dusty star systems reveals exoplanet nurseries: Systematic survey of 104 nearby stars turns up 25 dust disks with evidence of planets – Science Daily

The Gemini Planet Imager on the Gemini South telescope looked at 104 young, nearby stars, 10-100 million years old, in search of debris disks. It found 26, 25 of which had inner holes indicating a planet. These debris rings, similar to the Kuiper Belt in our …

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Astronomers this month released the largest collection of sharp, detailed images of debris disks around young stars, showcasing the great variety of shapes and sizes of stellar systems during their p…

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