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Gas Giants Around White Dwarfs: How Planets Survive Stellar Death
Season 3
Episode 312
Published 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Description
This episode explores new research showing that while most planets are destroyed when stars become red giants, a small number of gas giants can survive.
By staying in wide orbits or migrating toward a white dwarf, these rare worlds endure stellar death—explaining why Jupiter-like planets are so uncommon around dead stars.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
By staying in wide orbits or migrating toward a white dwarf, these rare worlds endure stellar death—explaining why Jupiter-like planets are so uncommon around dead stars.
This episode includes AI-generated content.