A star surrounded by a disk of dust could be a solar system in the making. Analysis of radiation from the dust suggests that there might be belts of comets or asteroids, and even a planet, orbiting the star.
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Desch, S. Dust in another solar system. Nature 431, 636–637 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/431636a
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