Artist's Impression of a Rocky and Water-Rich Asteroid Being Torn Apart by Strong Gravity (IMAGE)

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Artist's Impression of a Rocky and Water-Rich Asteroid Being Torn Apart by Strong Gravity

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Artist's impression of a rocky and water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf star. Similar objects in the Solar System likely delivered the bulk of water on Earth and represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets.

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Image copyright Mark A. Garlick, space-art.co.uk, University of Warwick"

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