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Astronomers Discover First Known Planet to Orbit a White Dwarf Star – Gizmodo Australia
The unprecedented discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet in orbit around a white dwarf star suggests it’s possible for planets to survive the tumultuous death throes of their parent stars. Imagine a dim, late-stage star roughly the size of Earth with a gigantic …
The unprecedented discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet in orbit around a white dwarf star suggests its possible for planets to survive the tumultuous death throes of their parent stars.
Imagine a dim, late-stage star roughly the size of Earth with a gigantic Jupiter-sized planet orbiting around it every 34 hours. It would be a bizarre sight, with the smaller but denser object seemingly in control of the visually mismatched celestial configuration. A white dwarf could fit inside Jupiters Great Re…
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