Prompt: What is Orbiting This Star?

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According to the Daily Grail, astronomers have discovered a ring of planetary debris that appears to contain 65 moon-sized structures orbiting close to a white dwarf star. The curious part: each structure passes in front of the star on a regular basis, precisely every 23.1 minutes. Researchers are at a loss to explain.

We bet you have answers. What happens next?