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Phoenix planet: astronomers find a world reborn from its star's ashes
October 06, 2026
COVENTRY, England, Oct. 6 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release:

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The phoenix planet: astronomers find a world reborn from its star's ashes

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University of Warwick astronomers have discovered the first example of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf, a world that appears to have formed from the remains of the dead star it now orbits.

A team of astronomers led by the University of Warw . . .

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