Artist Illustration of White Dwarf with Debris Disk (IMAGE)

Planetary Science Institute

Artist Illustration of White Dwarf with Debris Disk

Caption

This artist's illustration shows a white dwarf star surrounded by a debris disk with three asteroids orbiting in the disk.

Credit

Pamela L. Gay / PSI

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