If the red giant devoured the closer planets in its path, this would destabilize the farther orbit of the Jupiter-size planet, sending it into an oval orbit that would bring it close to the white ...

The unprecedented discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet in orbit around a white dwarf star suggests it’s possible for planets to survive the tumultuous death throes of their parent stars. Imagine a dim, ...

In general, it's very difficult to have a star transform into a white dwarf and wind up with a planet very close in orbit around it without that planet being destroyed by a tidal disruption event. A ...

(CNN) — For the first time, a planet has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf, also known as a dead star. This exoplanet, a planet outside of our solar system, is the size of Jupiter and it’s known ...

It's virtually certain that some white dwarfs still have planets in orbit despite their violent histories, but seeing those planets has proven difficult... at least, until now. Astronomers using the ...

For the first time, a planet has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf, also known as a dead star. This exoplanet, a planet outside of our solar system, is the size of Jupiter and it’s known as WD ...

A glimpse of our solar system’s future has appeared thousands of light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. There a giant planet like Jupiter orbits a white dwarf, a dim, dense star that once ...

The consumer-favorite flavor now comes in a whitening form. Mars Wrigley's Orbit brand introduces a new addition to its soft chew lineup: Orbit White Sweet Mint. A consumer-favorite flavor now ...

The planets around white dwarf stars might provide long-term homes for alien life, but they suffer from a fatal overheating problem. Who's going to rescue them? According to new research, it's none ...