Astronomers Just Watched Asteroids Slam Into Each Other. This Is What They Saw.

Fomalhaut is a young, nearby star. It’s only 25 light-years away and 440 million years old. As a celestial youngin’, it’s still surrounded by the cosmic junk left over from its formation. Hence, it’s surrounded by a wide debris disk full of raw material that might someday become planets. Still, for now, thanks to the […] The post Astronomers Just Watched Asteroids Slam Into Each Other. This Is What They Saw. appeared first on VICE .