Can Star Wars-like asteroid storms exist?

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Dense asteroid clouds can exist in environments such as binary star systems, where fluctuating gravitational forces inhibit planet formation from debris. Regions surrounding novae or supernovae are likely to contain a mix of stellar matter and fragmented planets, contributing to the density of asteroid-like materials. Additionally, thick dust regions in various galaxies may harbor larger chunks of matter, including asteroids and planetoids, although definitive mass distributions within these dust clouds are still under investigation.

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I know, in our solar system, the asteroid belt is very rare, and the rings of Saturn is thin.
But can dense asteroid clouds exist elsewhere? For example in a binary star system, where constant changing of gravity prevent the forming of a planet from chunks?
 
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One can imagine the area around a nova or supernova, with not only star matter being strewn all over, but whatever planets in the system would be smashed too. Also there are large regions of thick dust in many galaxies that do not preclude larger chunks of matter up through asteroid and even planetoid sizes. We are still trying to nail down definitive mass distributions within these dust clouds, but it makes much sense that some will be 'coarser' than others.
 

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