
Scientists have discovered a second-generation exoplanet that arose from the matter of a dead star
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The white dwarf system HS 0209+0832 is located in the constellation Cetus at a distance of 270 light years from Earth.
Astronomers have discovered a phoenix planet in the constellation Cetus. This is reported by the University of Warwick.
“This planet is surprising in that it did not originate somewhere in another star system or did not survive the death of the white dwarf progenitor, but arose from matter that was ejected by the star at the time of its death,” the publication says.
It notes that the white dwarf system HS 0209+0832, where the “second generation exoplanet” was discovered, is located in the constellation Cetus at a distance of 270 light years from Earth.
In July, Space.com noted that astronomers had directly discovered a rocky, Earth-like exoplanet with an atmosphere for the first time.

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