Astronomers have found a substantial dust ring around a young star. That's not unusual. What is unusual is that the ring is five times farther from the star than Neptune is from the Sun.
Scientists are looking for a theory of planetary formation that will explain, among other things, how huge worlds form far away from their parent stars. Observing such dust rings might provide clues.
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