Watery planets orbiting dead stars may be good candidates for studying life -- if they can survive long enough
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life.
The trick is spotting the shadow of a planet against a former star that has withered to a fraction of its size and finding that it's a planet that has kept its water oceans for billio . . .
The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life.
The trick is spotting the shadow of a planet against a former star that has withered to a fraction of its size and finding that it's a planet that has kept its water oceans for billio . . .