Tag: habitable planets
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White Dwarf Swallows Pluto-Like Icy World: Implications for Habitable Planets
New finding from Hubble reveals a white dwarf feasting on an icy Pluto-like world Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have identified a striking example of a white dwarf—one of the universe’s most compact stellar remnants—appearing to have consumed an icy, Pluto-like body. The star resides in the Milky Way, roughly 255 light-years from Earth,…
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Discovering Potential Habitable Planets in the Milky Way
Introduction The search for potentially habitable planets has become a compelling area of research in astronomy. Recent studies, particularly one published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, have illuminated how stellar migration within the Milky Way can significantly affect the understanding of where complex life might develop. The focus is on habitable zones—regions within our galaxy that…