James Webb Space Telescope observes gas giant orbiting a dead white dwarf star, foreshadowing the solar system's distant future
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Robert Lea
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observed the gas giant exoplanet WD 1856 b orbiting a white dwarf star 80 light-years away. This system offers a glimpse into the likely fate of our solar system in about 6 billion years, after the Sun exhausts its hydrogen fuel, sheds its outer layers, and becomes a white dwarf remnant. The research was published in July 2024 and provides a "life after death" scenario for planetary systems.
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Twitter / XJames Webb Space Telescope observes gas giant orbiting a dead white dwarf star, foreshadowing the solar system's distant futurespace.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledStellar death is not the end
It's like using a time machine to peer into the distant future of our solar system.
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