This image was created for press release purposes and may be used at no charge.

Credit: Gemini Observatory/Lynette Cook.

Planets come and planets go, with some leaving a trace of their existence. A large amount of dust found orbiting the star HD 23514 in the Pleiades star cluster suggests a collision of two Earth-sized bodies.

Lynette Cook is a self-employed scientific illustrator who has focused on exoplanets and life in space throughout her professional career. She is a Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists. More artwork by Cook is at http://extrasolar.spaceart.org.

Lynnette Cook is a member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.