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Researchers Investigate If There’s Life After a Star’s Death – Dual Dove
The finding of the first transiting giant planet orbiting a white dwarf, dubbed WD 1856 + 534b, indicates the existence of planets around white dwarfs. The planet is a gas giant and can’t su…
The finding of the first transiting giant planet orbiting a white dwarf, dubbed WD 1856 + 534b, indicates the existence of planets around white dwarfs.
The planet is a gas giant and can’t support life. But its existence indicates that smaller rocky planets, which could support life, could also be present in the habitable zones of white dwarfs. Here is what you need to know.
White Dwarfs Examined
For the recent study, researchers combined model atmospheres of white dwarf planets from previous…
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