Tag: white dwarf

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth's distant future

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse...

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ cosmic event to appear in night sky after star explodes

After travelling 3,000 years through the galaxy, light from an exploding star will soon appear in our night sky, in what astronomers say...