Asteroid Bites the Dust Around Dead Star Artist Concept
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope set its infrared eyes upon the dusty remains of shredded asteroids around several dead stars. This artist concept illustrates a white dwarf, surrounded by the bits and pieces of a disintegrating asteroid.
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NASA ID
PIA11735
Date Created
January 5, 2009
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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