FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 For the first time, researchers have discovered a planet orbiting what's left of an exploded star, New Scientist reports. The planet, which is similar in size to Jupiter, is about 12,000 light-years away from Earth, and locked in an extremely close orbit with its white dwarf sun. Finding an intact planet orbiting a white dwarf raises questions about how it survived the star's evolution into a white dwarf. By observing the system, researchers were able to determine that the planet and star formed around the same time and the planet survived the star's death. The findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, show that planets can survive this incredibly violent phase of stellar evolution and support the theory that more than half of white dwarfs likely have similar planets orbiting them. Source - https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-just-found-planet-circling-dead-star?, https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/14/world/white-dwarf-giant-jupiter-exoplanet-scn/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyLilMonster 361 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Ts75mwA30 Me rn. Love, PLM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabi001 2,470 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 @FfFfFfFF I love your threads I'm not having fun tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A MESS 3,938 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 this could be us, but the sun is too young Генерал Марина Абрамовић Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,269 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The planet just can't move on yet. Let it grieve, you guys (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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