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Astronomers ​spot white dwarf star with ‌two rings of planetary debris

Billions of years from now, the sun is ‌expected to run out of fuel ‌and greatly expand into what is called a red giant, eventually shedding its ⁠outer ​layers ⁠and leaving behind its dense core, a ⁠white dwarf. Some of the ​planets in our solar system would be ⁠destroyed while others might survive. Researchers ⁠have ​now spotted a white dwarf with planetary debris swirling around ⁠it in an unusual configuration that ⁠may ⁠offer a peek into one possible outcome for our ‌solar ‌system in ​the distant future.