Beta Pictoris
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Beta Pictoris is the second brightest star in the constellation Pictor. It is located 63.4 light-years from the Solar System, and is 1.79 times as massive and 8.7 times as luminous as the Sun. The Bet
Artist's impression of the planet Beta Pictoris b
Artist's impression of Beta Pictoris
Hubble Space Telescope image of the main and secondary debris disks
Artist's impression of planet formation processes occurring in the disc around Beta Pictoris
AU Microscopii
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AU Microscopii is a young red dwarf star located 31.7 light-years away – about 8 times as far as the closest star after the Sun. The apparent visual magnitude of AU Microscopii is 8.73, which is too d
Hubble Space Telescope image of the debris disk around AU Microscopii.
James Webb Space Telescope has imaged (Au Mic) the inner workings of a dusty disk surrounding a nearby red dwarf star.
millimeter observation of the disk from the REASONS survey
Artist's impression of AU Microscopii Credit: NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI)