The star, named Beta Pictoris, is a young, sun-like star located around 63 light-years from the solar system, making it one of our closest neighbors.(The closest star to the sun, Proxima Centauri ...

The British expert then clarified: "In cat social language, a raised tail exposing the butt is actually a really, really friendly greeting, so take it as a compliment. A strange one, I know." ...

However, solar wind from the star pushes the lightest, "fluffiest" material out away from the orbital plane to produce the winding tail seen in the image. The two debris disks of Beta Pictoris as ...

An image of the cat's tail found in the Beta Pictoris system. The black shadow seen in the middle of the image is a coronagraph and was used to block out the central star's brightness.

And not just any tail — a cat tail. If ever you’re in need of something soft to hold and squeeze (in hopes that you’re squeezing all your troubles away), we present you the Qoobo.

The James Webb Space Telescope has caught the young planetary system Beta Pictoris by the tail, seeing a new dusty structure that looks like the lower half of a cat.

Webb Telescope Discovers 'Cat's Tail' Structure in Nearby Solar System. ... The star Beta Pictoris is a mere 64 light-years away from Earth, placing it squarely in our celestial backyard.