Belts of Planetesimals Discovered around Beta Pictoris
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A team of researchers from Ibaraki University, ISAS, University of Tokyo, and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has succeeded in revealing details of the dust disk around beta Pictoris, which shows evidence of a planetary system.
The team concludes that there is a "grain replenishment region" consisting of ring or belt like distribution of rocky bodies called planetesimals.
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More info: Subaru telescope web page