Some Asshole Star Just Ripped Apart Halley's Comet's Brother

Here’s your daily reminder that the final frontier is ruthless: For the first time ever, scientists have spotted a comet-like object getting torn apart by a white dwarf star. Thankfully, this pugnacious little star—called WD 1425+540—is located 170 lightyears away from Earth in the constellation Boötes, which may or…

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Source: io9