Astrophysicist: White dwarfs could be fertile ground for other Earths
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 15:31
in Astronomy & Space
Hundreds of planets have been discovered outside the solar system in the last decade. Now an astrophysicist is suggesting that the best place to look for planets that could support life is around dying stars called white dwarfs.
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