Ancient white dwarf with rings calls star system evolution into question

Normally, peering deep into space lets astronomers see into the distant past, but a new discovery has now given us a glimpse of our solar system's future. A NASA-led citizen scientist project has discovered an ancient white dwarf that's surrounded by large rings, which is shaking up our understanding of how these systems form.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Astronomy
• Infrared
• NASA
• Stars
• Universe
• White dwarf
• WISE

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