Vega Asteroid Belt
January 14, 2013
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This artist's concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega. Evidence for this warm ring of debris was found using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, in which NASA plays an important role.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This artist's concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega. Evidence for this warm ring of debris was found using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, in which NASA plays an important role.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Technology Internet, Space technology, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Environment, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Asteroid, Spitzer Space Telescope, Infrared imaging, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes
