The Mysteries of Fomalhaut b

Data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed an expanding cloud of dust that was likely produced in a collision between two large bodies orbiting the bright nearby star Fomalhaut. Credit: ESA/Hubble Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Bethany Downer Music: Stan Dart – The Long Way () Footage and photos: ESA, NASA, Hubble, M. Kornmesser, P. Kalas, Digitized Sky Survey 2, A. Gáspár and G. Rieke (University of Arizona)