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  "id": 12392047,
  "title": "Alien 'phoenix planet' was born from the ashes of a dying star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/alien-phoenix-planet-was-born-from-the-ashes-of-a-dying-star",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:37:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/alien-phoenix-planet-was-born-ashes-dying-star-6436796"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In October 6th, astronomers discovered a planet born from the remnants of a dying star, aptly named a \"phoenix planet.\" This exoplanet, situated approximately 250 light-years away near the constellation Cetus, orbits a white dwarf, the compact stellar remnant left behind after the star's demise. Classified as a second-generation planet, it did not form from the disk of material surrounding a newborn star, like Earth, but from the leftover material expelled by the dying star.\n\nThe planet, a gas giant potentially more massive than Jupiter, orbits the white dwarf every 4.4 days at a mere 4 percent of the Earth-Sun distance. The extreme ultraviolet radiation from the white dwarf is causing the planet's outer atmosphere to evaporate, with a portion then falling into the white dwarf. Analysis of the planet's chemical composition reveals a rich presence of niobium, copper, and zinc, suggesting it formed from the expelled material of its stellar progenitor.\n\nThis finding marks the first recorded instance of a planet forming around a white dwarf. While the planet itself is currently uninhabitable, the potential formation of a rocky planet close to the white dwarf could create a habitable environment billions of years from now, as white dwarfs cool predictably over time. Meanwhile, another study published in the same journal details the discovery of a red dwarf star in orbit with a brown dwarf, an object smaller than a star but larger than a planet, located roughly 300 to 500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.",
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        "title": "Alien 'phoenix planet' was born from the ashes of a dying star",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/alien-phoenix-planet-was-born-from-the-ashes-of-a-dying-star-12392762",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:37:12.000Z"
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