Thursday, 22 October 2015

NASA's K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini 'Planet'

Vaporizing Planetary Object (Artist's Concept)

A tiny, rocky object is likely being torn apart as it spirals around a white dwarf star.





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