Discovery Alert!
An international team used two @NASA space telescopes (TESS & Spitzer) to find a new world around a cinder of a star.
WD 1856 b is even bigger than the white dwarf star it orbits and its very existence is a surprise – and a mystery. https://go.nasa.gov/3hBWSpV pic.twitter.com/kHUpfqgm2c
Potential Giant World Circles a Tiny Star
Watch to learn how a possible giant planet may have survived its tiny star’s chaotic history. Jupiter-size WD 1856 b is nearly seven times larger than the white dwarf it orbits every day and a half.
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