Although the white dwarf is no longer undergoing nuclear fusion like a normal star, its lingering heat means it’s still a blistering 49,500 degrees Fahrenheit (25,000 Celsius).

One such giant planet, PDS 70b, is two to three times the radius of Jupiter, and around three times its mass as well. Now, Hubble has made a rare direct observation of this planet to learn about ...

For the very first time, scientists have found evidence of a giant planet associated with a white dwarf star. Researchers used ESO's Very Large Telescope to gain a stronger understanding of the ...

They say it is the first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf star. The star, WDJ0914+1914, was identified in a survey of 10,000 white dwarfs observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Gas-giant planets orbiting white dwarfs are typically thought to move to orbits five or six astronomical units (AU) away but this planet is around 2.8 AU from its star.