Planet discovered transiting a dead star

Steven Parsons ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 585, issue 7825, 354-355

Abstract: Evidence has been found of a planet circling the smouldering remains of a dead star in a tight orbit. The discovery raises the question of how the planet survived the star’s death throes — and whether other planets also orbit the remains.

Keywords: Astronomy and astrophysics; Exoplanets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02555-3

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