A dead star's mysterious rings reveal what could happen when our Sun dies
A dead star's mysterious rings reveal what could happen when our Sun dies
Astronomers have discovered a strange double ring of planetary wreckage around a dead star, revealing a possible preview of our Solar System's distant future. The two rings are separated by a mysterious gap that researchers believe is maintained by surviving planetary bodies, including one potentially as large as Pluto or the Moon. Their different chemical compositions suggest they may contain…