If the incoming projectile were a white dwarf—a superdense star that packs the mass of the sun into a body a hundredth the size—the residents of Earth would be treated to quite a fireworks show.

如果接近天体是颗白矮星（whitedwarfstar，种超密恒星，质量约等同于，但其体积却不百万分之），那麽地上居民将可以看壮丽烟火秀。