Rocky Ring of Debris Around Vega
January 14, 2013
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.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Environment, Technology Internet, Space telescopes, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Disaster Accident, Great Observatories program, ESA Space Debris Telescope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Herschel Space Observatory, Spitzer Space Telescope, Infrared imaging, Infrared telescopes, Space technology
