A Young Star Located About 450 Light Years From Earth (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A Young Star Located About 450 Light Years From Earth

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This artist's illustration depicts the destruction of a young planet, which scientists may have witnessed for the first time.

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NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

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