Ben Zuckerman
Ben Zuckerman
apart close gets goes gravity object orbit star torn
Or you could just have a big object tossed in close to the star. It goes into orbit and it will get torn apart by the gravity of the star once it gets close enough.
apart close formed object possible saturn torn
It's possible they were formed by some object getting tossed in too close to Saturn and it got torn apart by gravity.
billions disc dust dwarf feed material maybe planets suggestion system white
Something's got to be replenishing these metals. The suggestion is maybe this white dwarf had planets around it, and the system was substantial enough that after billions of years of grinding, there's still enough material to feed the dust disc around the white dwarf.
billions disc dust dwarf feed material maybe planets suggestion system white
Something's got to be replenishing these metals, ... The suggestion is maybe this white dwarf had planets around it, and the system was substantial enough that after billions of years of grinding, there's still enough material to feed the dust disc around the white dwarf.