Webb Telescope Finds Planets Orbiting a White Dwarf Star

Researchers at the University of St Andrews, led by Ryan J. MacDonald, have discovered planets orbiting a white dwarf — a dead star similar to our Sun. The findings suggest that a star's death is not the end for all its planets, and some may survive to orbit the stellar remnant. Scientists describe the discovery as a window into the future of our own Solar System.

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