Much to the surprise of scientists, the cluster of dust and debris surrounding the young star HD 53143 appears highly elongated and complexly organised, with two rings and at least one planet.
A young sun-like star, HD 53143 is located about 60 light-years away in the southern constellation of Kiel. It was first observed in 2006 using the Hubble Space Telescope, which also saw a residual disk surrounding the star. Such discs appear in young systems, from debris and dust left over from the formation of planets and other large bodies... →
