Zombie Stars and the Fate of the Solar System
The disc of material we see surrounding the undead star in the centre of this picture is made up of the shattered remains of an asteroid that strayed too close and was gobbled up!
Credit:
Mark Garlick (www.markgarlick.com) and University of Warwick/ESO
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