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Astronomers Spot Possible Second-Generation Planet around Young White Dwarf

Planets are supposed to form alongside their stars, but new research suggests that planets may also be born later, from the debris of a dying star, and one such unique alien world may be sitting very close to HS 0209+0832, a hot, young white dwarf located 270 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus.

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