Dustiest Star Could Harbor a Young Earth

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Dustiest Star Could Harbor a Young Earth

Artist's conception of a possible collision around BD +20 307 that might have created some of the dust observed in the recent Gemini/ Keck observations. The collisions responsible for this dust could range in size from the largest known asteroids (approximated here) to planets the size of the Earth or Mars.

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