🚨The coldest known exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf has just been confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers confirmed that WD 1856+534 b is a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting the white dwarf WD 1856+534, located about 80 light-years from Earth.
🌟 Why is this discovery remarkable?
When a Sun-like star becomes a red giant, it expands dramatically before collapsing into a white dwarf. Astronomers once thought this process would destroy or eject nearby planets.
Yet WD 1856+534 b still orbits its dead star, making it the first confirmed planet known to circle a white dwarf.
