NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
A White Dwarf’s Surprise Planetary Companion
Illustration of the WD 1856 system, which includes the binary stars G 229-20 A and B, and the possible path a massive object may have taken through the system. Such an encounter could explain how WD 1856 b shifted closer to the white dwarf.
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| ID: | noirlab2023f |
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| Duration: | 19 seconds |