Famous disk around Vega shows no sign of planets

This is a Webb Space Telescope image of the nearly 100-billion-mile-diameter (160-billion-km) disk of dust and debris surrounding the beloved star Vega. The black spot covers the bright star itself. In 1984, the disk around Vega became the first to be observed. New observations have found the disk is surprisingly smooth, with no sign of any planets. Image via NASA Hubblesite/ ESA/ CSA/ STScI/ S. Wolff (University of Arizona)/ K. Su (University of Arizona)/ A. Gáspár (University of Arizona).

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