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Scientists find first evidence of second-generation planet around dying star

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Scientists have discovered evidence suggesting a second-generation planet is orbiting the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832. This planet, if confirmed, would be the first of its kind found around a white dwarf, forming from the remnants of the star's previous life. The discovery was made by analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which identified unusually high levels of niobium, an element synthesized only in dying stars, indicating the planet formed from the star's cast-off materials. AI

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Scientists find first evidence of second-generation planet around dying star

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Mariella Moon) ·

    Scientists find evidence of a second-generation planet born from a dying star

    A team of scientists found evidence of a planet born from a white dwarf in decades-old Hubble data.

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