A Jupiter-size exoplanet orbiting a dead star baffled astronomers. But the planet named WD 1856 b could preview the fate of ...

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A giant planet circling a dead star should not be there. That was the puzzle hanging over WD 1856 b ever since astronomers spotted it in 2020.

Researchers have discovered a planet which, by all intents and purposes, should not be there. The world, coined WD 1856 b, is slightly larger than Jupiter and circles a dead star only about the size ...

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Astronomers discovered exoplanet WD 1856 b closely orbiting a white dwarf, offering insights into planetary survival after a star's violent demise.

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