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Image: Artist’s impression of the glowing disc of material around the white dwarf SDSS J1228+1040

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Description: This artist’s impression shows how an asteroid torn apart by the strong gravity of a white dwarf has formed a ring of dust particles and debris orbiting the Earth-sized burnt out stellar core  SDSS J1228+1040. Gas produced by collisions within the disc is detected in observations obtained over twelve years with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, and reveal a narrow glowing arc.
Title: Artist’s impression of the glowing disc of material around the white dwarf SDSS J1228+1040
Credit: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1544a/
Author: Mark Garlick (www.markgarlick.com) and University of Warwick/ESO
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