Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Astronomers have discovered a rare debris disc around a dead star, offering a glimpse into the distant future of the Solar System and the eventual death of Earth, reports The Independent.

An international research team using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile detected the unusual structure around a white dwarf known as J1328-1450.

White dwarfs are the dense, burnt-out remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel.

Unlike previously observed white dwarfs that feature a single flat ring of debris, J1328-1450 is surrounded by two concentric rings of gaseous material separated by a clear gap.

Scientists believe the structure is held in place by two surviving planetesimals, one si...