Comet Factory | Space Wallpaper

This space wallpaper is an artist’s impression showing a dust trap in the system Oph-IRS 48. The dust trap provides a safe haven for the tiny rocks in the disc, allowing them to clump together and grow to sizes that allow them to survive on their own.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/39048-dust-trap-in-oph-irs-48-space-wallpaper.html