17-04-2015 18:08 via scitechdaily.com

Chandra Finds Evidence of a Planet Possibly Ripped Apart by a White Dwarf Star

By combining data from Chandra and several other telescopes, researchers think they have discovered the remains of a planet that may have been ripped apart by a white dwarf star in the outskirts of the Milky Way. The destruction of a planet may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a team of astronomers […]
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