Hubble Space Telescope finds destructive white dwarf ripping apart planetary pieces - Digital Trends

The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a case of cosmic cannibalism, with a white dwarf consuming rocky and icy material from its surrounding environment.

When stars run out of fuel and come to the end of their lives, the biggest ones explode in huge supernovas. But smaller stars go through a different change in which they throw off portions of their m… [+2508 chars]

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