Death of a Planet: Astronomers Discover Grisly Planetary Destruction | Digital Trends

University of Warwick/Mark Garlick

Astronomers have discovered all that is left of a planet circling the dark remains of a dead star. They were looking at a white dwarf and were surprised to see a fragment orbiting it. They believe the fragment is all that remains of a larger planet which was decimated by the death of its star.

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