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Astronomers See Snow In Space!

Posted July 29, 2013 11:54 AM

From Universe Today:

There's an excellent chance of frost in this corner of the universe: astronomers have spotted a "snow line" in a baby solar system about 175 light-years away from Earth. The find is cool (literally and figuratively) in itself. More importantly, however, it could give us clues about how our own planet formed billions of years ago.

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Re: Astronomers See Snow In Space!

07/30/2013 2:55 PM

Cool, but it mat be a snow job.

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