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DESI side project reveals the spectra of disintegrated exoplanets
Using spectral data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), astronomers have gained some of the clearest evidence yet that white dwarf stars are accreting debris from disintegrating exoplanets.
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Astronomers have made a significant discovery using data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument's side project. The data reveals the chemical composition of debris from disintegrated exoplanets that are being accreted by white dwarf stars.
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