Four horns on a dead star's spectrum

Twenty-one gas discs, all two-peaked. This one has four: two rings, a gap, and two bodies that outlived their star. 1 2 3

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Gentile Fusillo, Lagos-Vilches, Gänsicke et al., "A double debris disc around a white dwarf sculpted by two planetary bodies", Nature Astronomy, 26 October 2026
doi.org
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ESO press release eso2613, 27 October 2026
eso.org
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Artwork: ESO/L. Calçada and Fortuna & Gentile Fusillo, CC BY 4.0
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2026-10-28

Twenty-one gas discs, all two-peaked. This one has four: two rings, a gap, and two bodies that outlived their star. 1 2 3

1
Gentile Fusillo, Lagos-Vilches, Gänsicke et al., "A double debris disc around a white dwarf sculpted by two planetary bodies", Nature Astronomy, 26 October 2026
doi.org
2
ESO press release eso2613, 27 October 2026
eso.org
3
Artwork: ESO/L. Calçada and Fortuna & Gentile Fusillo, CC BY 4.0
eso.org

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