Giant planet found near a white dwarf star - How did it get there?
Description
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Spitzer Space Telescope detected a Jupiter-size planet, designated WD 1856 b, orbiting a much smaller white dwarf star. NASA explores how it got there.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Producer
Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Science Writer
Richard Barkus (JPL): Lead Animator
Chris Smith (USRA): Animator
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