Giant Exoplanet around White Dwarf May Reveal Jupiter’s Fate Billions of Years from Now

Jul 6, 2026 - 10:30
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Giant Exoplanet around White Dwarf May Reveal Jupiter’s Fate Billions of Years from Now
WD 1856b is a gas giant that orbits its star at a distance 50 times closer than Earth orbits the Sun. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Ralf Crawford, STScI.

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have analyzed the atmosphere of a massive exoplanet orbiting the white dwarf WD 1856+534. Their results provide a window into the ultimate fate of giant planets orbiting stars with masses similar to our Sun.

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