Cosmic 'Death Star' seen destroying planet

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 17:00 in Astronomy & Space

Brooks HaysCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Astronomers have spotted a rocky planet being destroyed by a cosmic "Death Star." The planet is locked in a death spiral around the distant white dwarf.

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