Earth-Like Exoplanet Orbiting White Dwarf Offers New Hope For Our Planet's Survival | Here's How
Astronomers have found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a distant white dwarf, shedding light on the possible future of our own planet. Although the exoplanet may no longer be habitable, its survival through its star’s red giant phase offers intriguing clues about Earth’s fate when the Sun eventually dies.
This exoplanet circling a dead star may mirror Earth's fate — if our planet survives a dying sun, that is
"We do not currently have a consensus whether Earth could avoid being engulfed by the red giant sun in 6 billion years."
Astronomers Find Earth-Like Exoplanet Orbiting Dead Star
The team that studied this event identified an Earth-like exoplanet and an object 17 times larger than Jupiter (most likely a brown dwarf) in the nearer system. They were unable to characterize the star because of glare from the magnified background star.
Earth-like Planet Found Orbitting Dead Star Hints at Earth’s Survival Beyond the Sun
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf star about 4,000 light-years away. This discovery offers a potential preview of Earth’s distant future as the Sun undergoes its own transformation into a white dwarf billions of years from now.
Existence of an Earth-like planet around a dead sun offers hope for our planet's ultimate survival
The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned into a white dwarf,
Lifeless Exoplanet Found 4,000 Light Years Away; It Shows How Earth Could Be In Future
Located approximately 4,000 light-years away, the planet is named KMT-2020-BLG-0414 and orbits a white dwarf star. Our Sun is ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds 'puffball' exoplanet is uniquely lopsided
Using the James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have found that a strange inflated exoplanet is even weirder than they ...
Scientists discover Earth-like exoplanet, hinting at Earth's future after Sun's death
Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf star, offering fascinating insights into the possible fate ...
Scientists discover exoplanet that may offer a glimpse into earth's fate
Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf star, providing insights into the future of our Solar ...
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Citizen scientists bring intriguing 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet into sharp focus
Yet another faraway world has come to sharper focus thanks to the collective scientific muscle of citizen scientists.
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A glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet
Due to how their air moves, the atmospheric conditions of hot exoplanets are expected to change between morning and evening.
Colossal Exoplanet 11 Times the Mass of Jupiter Is Just 300 Light-Years Away
In an eccentric twist, the hot Jupiter spotted in 2005 was found to be in an orbit just over six days long. The recently ...
Webb Space Telescope Reveals a Uniquely Inflated and Asymmetric Exoplanet
Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to detect atmospheric asymmetry in the exoplanet WASP-107b. This ...
Citizen science collaboration yields precise data on exoplanet WASP-77 A b
A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...
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Astronomers Observe Asymmetric Atmosphere on ‘Super-Puff’ Exoplanet WASP-107b
Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made groundbreaking observations of WASP-107b, an exoplanet ...