Using their knowledge of size the starScientists were able to determine the size of the cloud shortly after the impact, estimate the size of the objects that collided, and the speed at which the cloud dispersed.
Scientists believe that these types of collisions around young stars cause the formation of planets rocky, according to the network "Fox News" American.
Study co-author George Rickey explained in a statement: "All similar cases that were previously reported using the Spitzer Space Telescope did not provide a full explanation of the phenomenon, but only theoretical hypotheses about the shape of the actual event and the debris cloud".
and according "NASA" The observatory was used "Spitzer" In monitoring 100 similar cases, including the star "HD 166191" Which is 10 million years old.
In 2015, the dust left over from the formation of that star gathered to form small planets, as the scattering of gas that previously filled the void, causes repeated catastrophic collisions between them that generate huge amounts of dust.
In 2018, the observatory also detected a bright star system with a cloud obscuring the light in a rectangular shape, she said "NASA" It is formed by the collision of objects of the size of Dwarf planets.
Scientists believe that such astronomical phenomena It may be very important to know the mechanisms of formation Our solar system And planets with a rocky structure.
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A group of scholars reported astronomy In a study published earlier this month in the Astrophysical Journal, the University of Arizona stated that the image was taken when a debris cloud passed in front of its star, and blocked the light for a short period, in a phenomenon called “transit.”
Using their knowledge of size the starScientists were able to determine the size of the cloud shortly after the impact, estimate the size of the objects that collided, and the speed at which the cloud dispersed.
Scientists believe that these types of collisions around young stars cause the formation of planets rocky, according to the American “Fox News” network.
“All similar cases previously reported using the Spitzer Space Telescope did not provide a full explanation of the phenomenon, but only theoretical hypotheses about the shape of the actual event and the debris cloud,” study co-author George Rickey explained in a statement.
according to “NASAThe Spitzer observatory used to monitor 100 similar cases, including the 10-million-year-old star, HD 166191.
In 2015, the dust left over from the formation of that star gathered to form small planets, as the scattering of gas that previously filled the void, causes repeated catastrophic collisions between them that generate huge amounts of dust.
In 2018, the observatory also detected a bright star system with a cloud that obscured the light in a rectangular shape, which “NASA” said was formed from the collision of objects the size of Dwarf planets.
Scientists believe that such astronomical phenomena It may be very important to know the mechanisms of formation Our solar system And planets with a rocky structure.