{"id":568940,"date":"2026-10-07T02:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=b5a16f12dd00e0ba4332f88663527852"},"modified":"2026-10-07T02:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:09:13","slug":"astronomers-solve-cosmic-cold-case-with-nasa-hubble-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=568940","title":{"rendered":"Astronomers Solve Cosmic Cold Case with NASA Hubble Data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Diligent sleuthing by astronomers uncovered a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet. This artist\u2019s concept released on Oct. 5, 2026, depicts that possible explanation.<\/p>\n

The white dwarf is the \u201cdead\u201d core of a star that burned through all of its nuclear fuel and lost its outer envelope of gas and dust to space. The second-generation planet formed from that cast-off gas and dust, which is why its chemical content is very different from a planet that formed as its host star was forming.<\/p>\n

Learn more about this scientific discovery.<\/a><\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diligent sleuthing by astronomers uncovered a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet.\u00a0This artist\u2019s concept released on Oct. 5, 2026, depicts that possible explanation. The white dwarf is the \u201cdead\u201d core of a star that burned through all of its nuclear fuel and lost its outer [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t