RoozGozinDiscovery of Two Gas Rings Around a White Dwarf; A Theory on the Future Fate of the Solar System
Astronomers using the VLT telescope identified two distinct gas rings around the white dwarf J1328−1450, likely remnants of two planetary bodies.
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According to a study in Nature Astronomy, a team of astronomers observed two separate gas rings around the white dwarf J1328−1450 using the VLT telescope. This white dwarf is the stellar remnant of a star similar to the sun, and the findings suggest that two planetary bodies are probably the remaining debris of this system, currently feeding these rings.