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Debris disk

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Some stars have rings of dust.

Fomalhaut with Disk Ring and extrasolar planet b.jpg
Fomalhaut with Disk Ring and extrasolar planet b.jpg
These rings go around the star. Rocks and ice hit each other. This makes the dust. It can help us find new worlds. Do you like looking at the stars?
NASA-14114-HubbleSpaceTelescope-DebrisDisks-20140424.jpg
NASA-14114-HubbleSpaceTelescope-DebrisDisks-20140424.jpg

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