Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don’t break directly into dust, study reveals

October 29, 2026 · 10:50 pm 1 sources

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• Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don't break directly into dust, study reveals
  Phys.org · October 29, 2026 22:50
  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.…