Hubble finds evidence for planet around white dwarf
Astronomers found a chemical signature—lots of niobium—in data from the Hubble telescope, suggesting a planet formed around the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832. Unlike Earth, which formed from material left over after the Sun's birth, this "second-generation" planet likely formed from gas and dust ejected as the original star died. The discovery came from reanalyzing old Hubble data with improved chemical databases.
- Star HS 0209+0832 is a white dwarf remnant
- Niobium found in the system hints at second-gen planet
- Planet likely formed from ejected stellar material
- Earlier Hubble data was re-examined with updated tools
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