White Dwarf Star Devours Pluto-Like Planet Remains
• Hubble Telescope captures a white dwarf star consuming a Pluto-like object 260 light-years away.
• The white dwarf, WD 1647+375, contains elements like nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and carbon, indicating a rocky, icy composition.
• This event offers insights into the potential fate of planets in our solar system as the Sun evolves into a red giant and eventually a white dwarf.
Hubble observes white dwarf eating Pluto-like planet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare and fascinating event: a white dwarf star consuming the remnants of a planetary object similar to Pluto. This observation, made 260 light-years away, offers a glimpse into the potential fate of planets in our own solar system billions of years from now.
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