17 March 2014

Rapid-fire Comet Collisions Create Planetary System With The Potential For Life

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2014/03/07/rapid-fire-comet-collisions-create-planetary-system-with-the-potential-for-life/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

"The disc of debris around the young star Beta Pictoris shows a potentially life-supporting system in the making, a hidden exoplanet and icy comets colliding at a rate of one every five minutes."


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