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Astronomers have discovered the first example of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf, a world that formed from the remains of the dead star it now orbits


The phoenix planet: astronomers find a world reborn from its star's ashes University of Warwick astronomers have discovered the first example of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf, a world that appears to have formed from the remains of the dead star it now orbits. A team of astronomers led by the University of Warwick and funded by the European Research Council (ERC), have identified the first second-generation planet ever found around a white dwarf.

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