Cambridge: Evidence of Comets Orbiting a Sun-like Star

Cambridge: Evidence of Comets Orbiting a Sun-like Star Munich, Germany (SPX) May 20, 2016 - An international team of astronomers have found evidence of ice and comets orbiting a nearby Sun-like star, which could give a glimpse into how our own solar system developed. Using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, detected very low levels of carbon monoxide gas around the star, in amounts that are consistent with the comet ... more

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