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Astronomers uncover how giant planet ended up around collapsed star

A Planet That Should Not Exist in This Orbit Astronomers have long believed that planets orbiting close to a star cannot survive its transformation into a red giant and eventual collapse into a white dwarf. However, the discovery of WD 1856b has challenged that assumption. The Jupiter-sized planet orbits its dead star at an extremely close distance, completing a full orbit in just over a day, defying traditional models of stellar evolution and planetary survival.

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Astronomers uncover how giant planet ended up around collapsed star

A Planet That Should Not Exist in This Orbit Astronomers have long believed that planets orbiting close to a star cannot survive its transformation into a red giant and eventual collapse into a white dwarf. However, the discovery of WD 1856b has challenged that assumption. The Jupiter-sized planet orbits its dead star at an extremely close distance, completing a full orbit in just over a day, defying traditional models of stellar evolution and planetary survival.

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