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