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Astronomers May Have Found a Planet Born From the Ashes of a Dead Star
When a star dies, its planets are usually in trouble. But in one distant star system, astronomers suspect something extraordinary happened: the dying star may have created an entirely new planet from its own remains. Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified evidence of a possible “second-generation” planet orbiting a white dwarf, the dense,
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- ZME ScienceAstronomers May Have Found a Planet Born From the Ashes of a Dead StarWhen a star dies, its planets are usually in trouble. But in one distant star system, astronomers suspect something extraordinary happened: the dying star may have created an entirely new planet from its own remains. Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified evidence of a possible “second-generation” planet orbiting a white dwarf, the dense,