# Astronomers May Have Found a Planet Born From the Ashes of a Dead Star

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1 outlet covering · First listed: ZME Science, Nov 10, 2026, 1:33 AM · Read it: <https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/astronomers-find-phoenix-planet-born-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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- Nov 10, 2026, 1:33 AM: [Astronomers May Have Found a Planet Born From the Ashes of a Dead Star](<https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/astronomers-find-phoenix-planet-born-dead-star/>) — ZME Science (Science news)
  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,