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White dwarf spotted feeding on Pluto-like remains in distant system

Hubble spots white dwarf star ‘snacking’ on chunk of Pluto-like object. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a white dwarf star devouring a piece of a Pluto-like object. The star is about 260 light-years away from Earth. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit: “Stellar Bloom” by Adrian Nicholas Valdez [SESAC] via Emperia Sigma Publishing [SESAC] and Universal Production Music Video Credit: Ring of rocky debris around a white dwarf star: Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, and G. Bacon (STScI) Red Giant Sun: Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen) Artist Concept of White Dwarf Eating Pluto-Like Object: Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, and Tim Pyle