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In this illustration, an asteroid (at bottom left) breaks apart under the powerful gravity of a bright sphere at the center of an orange disk ,representing LSPM J0207+3331, the oldest, coldest white dwarf known to be surrounded by a ring of dusty debris. Scientists think the system’s infrared signal is best explained by two distinct rings composed of dust supplied by crumbling asteroids.

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