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News from Keck Observatory: A dead star has been spotted ripping a planet apart!

White Dwarf Still Consuming Its Planetary System Summary Dead star seen ripping planet apart. In approximately 5 billion years, the Sun will deplete its hydrogen fuel and collapse under its own gravity, becoming a white dwarf.

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