Hubble Space Telescope Reveals New Details of a 93-Billion-Mile Cosmic Dust Structure in Beta Pictoris System

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Published: 2026-11-10
Category: science
Source: ScienceDaily (citing University of Arizona)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured surprising new details of a mysterious, 93-billion-mile-long cloud of dark, fluffy dust, known as the 'Cat's Tail,' in the Beta Pictoris star system. This discovery challenges previous assumptions about the structure and offers new clues about the violent birth of planetary systems.

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