Fomalhaut
JWST Searches for Planets in the Fomalhaut System
The Fomalhaut system is nearby in astronomical terms, and it's also one of the brightest stars in the night sky.…
Webb Examined an Asteroid Belt and Found More Than it Bargained For
One of the things astronomers would love to see is planets forming around other stars. That would help us understand…
Fomalhaut’s Planet Has Gone Missing, But it Might Have Been Something Even More Interesting
Ongoing observations of the Fomalhaut system using Hubble data has revealed that the mysterious "disappearing" exoplanet may not have been…
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Sweet Sights for November Nights
Clear night ahead? Let's see what's up. We'll start close to home with the Moon, zoom out to lonely Fomalhaut 25 light…
Surprise! Fomalhaut’s Kid Sister Has a Debris Disk Too
The bright star Fomalhaut hosts a spectacular debris disk: a dusty circling plane of small objects where planets form. At…
Double Star Fomalhaut May Actually Be A Triplet!
Fomalhaut is a really cool place to study. The naked-eye star (the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus) has a…
On Again, Off Again Exoplanet Fomalhaut b is Back from the Dead
This visible-light image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the vicinity of the star Fomalhaut, including the location of its…
New Evidence For Fomalhaut Planets
[/caption] The planetary system of the star Fomalhaut has been one of intense debate over the past few years. In…
Frantic Comet Massacre Taking Place at Fomalhaut
[/caption] There may be some frantic activity going on in the narrow, dusty disk surrounding a nearby star named Fomalhaut.…