Investigating a Polluted White Dwarf
JWST spectra illuminate the composition of the debris disk around GD 362, one of the most polluted white dwarfs known. The post Investigating a Polluted White Dwarf appeared first on AAS Nova .
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"It's like using a time machine to peer into the distant future of our solar system."
space.com·7d agoJames Webb Space Telescope observes gas giant orbiting a dead white dwarf star, foreshadowing the solar system's distant future
"It's like using a time machine to peer into the distant future of our solar system."
space.com·7d agoJames Webb Space Telescope observes gas giant orbiting a dead white dwarf star, foreshadowing the solar system's distant future
"It's like using a time machine to peer into the distant future of our solar system."
Space·7d ago
NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals How Exoplanet WD 1856 b Survived Its Star's Death
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Webb Telescope reveals how a Jupiter-sized exoplanet survived its star's death and now orbits a white dwarf
An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to watch the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WD 1856 b tra
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cen.acs.org·13d agoThere is a planet that survived the death of its star, and now we know how it did it.
The giant planet WD 1856 b, which survived a dead star, offers clues about atmospheres, orbital migration, and the distant future of our Sol
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