
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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