The Very Large Telescope Interferometer at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile has obtained the sharpest view ever of the dusty disc around an aging star. For the first time such features can be compared to those around young stars — and they look surprisingly similar. It is even possible that a disc appearing at the end of a star’s life might also create a second generation of planets.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1608/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
9 March 2016
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