Destroyed exoplanet remains observed in white dwarf for the first time

Debris from a destroyed exoplanet hitting the surface of a white dwarf has been observed for the first time in a new study, led by astronomers at the University of Warwick. The discovery represents the first measurement ever collected directly from the accretion of rocky material in a white dwarf, and confirms decades of indirect […]

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