Four white dwarf stars caught in the act of consuming 'Earth-like' exoplanets
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astrophysicists have pinpointed four white dwarfs surrounded by dust from shattered planetary bodies which once bore striking similarities to the composition of the Earth.
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