Dwarf star 200 light years away contains life's building blocks

Dwarf star 200 light years away contains life's building blocks
by Staff Writers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2017

Rendering of part of a planetary system in orbit around a white dwarf star (the white spot at the center of the red ring). The foreground shows rocky asteroids; the red ring represents the rocky debris that remains of former asteroids or a minor planet that have already been broken apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf. Image courtesy University of Warwick.

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