Astronomers are finding more dusty disks around white dwarf stars, and some of them are home to asteroids. But how these rocky asteroids are turned to dust and form these rings isn't clear. New research shows that the white dwarf's gravity alone can't shred them to dust.
Stubborn Asteroids Around White Dwarfs Resist Becoming Dust
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November 3, 2026 •
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