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Astronomers Find Two Rings of Debris Around a Dying Star 1,600 Light-Years Away

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A Newly Discovered Trail of Cosmic Debris Illustrates How the End of the Solar System Could Look
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Astronomers have found a dying star about 1,600 light-years from Earth surrounded by two rings of gas and dust. They believe the material is the remnants of planetary bodies the star once hosted, offering a view of what the end of a solar system could look like.

This continues an earlier story: Astronomers find a double debris disk around a white dwarf that may hint at the solar system's future

Later: Astronomers Spot Unprecedented Double Disk of Debris Around a Dead Star · Astronomers find a double ring of planetary debris around a dead star

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    Wired reports that a dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust, which astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.

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