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Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don't break directly into dust, study reveals
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What we know
When asteroids travel too close to white dwarfs, the dense remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel, powerful gravitational forces can tear them apart. However, new research from Planetary Science Institute (PSI) suggests that these asteroids don't immediately break into dust.
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Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don't break directly into dust, study reveals
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