Scientists have discovered a planet that could harbor life. It revolves around the “white dwarf”

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White dwarf and planet (computer graphics)

British scientists believe they have discovered a new planet that is theoretically capable of supporting life, as it is located in the so-called “habitable zone”, that is, the conditions on it can support the existence of water in liquid form.

“We first saw something like this in the habitable zone of a white dwarf,” said the head of the study, Professor Jay Farihy from University College London, to the BBC. “Therefore, there is a possibility that there is life on the planet that orbits it.” .

What are “white dwarfs”

After death, very large stars turn into black holes. But smaller ones – like our Sun – become “white dwarfs,” that is, stars that have used up their nuclear fuel and lost their outer layers.

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