JWST Found 2 Exoplanets Orbiting Dead Stars

James Webb Space Telescope Found two Exoplanets Orbiting Dead Stars

February 03, 2024 02:02 PM EST Dr. Swapnil Surwase

James Webb Space Telescope made groundbreaking discovery detects two exoplanets orbiting white dwarf star.

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These two discovered exoplanets orbiting dwarf stars WD 1202-232 and WD 2105-82.

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Two discovered exoplanets are similar to our solar system gas giants Jupiter and Saturn.

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One exoplanet orbiting it's dwarf star at a distance of about 11.5 times the distance betwwen Earth and Sun.

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Another exoplanet orbiting it's dwarf star at a distance of about 34.5 times the distance betwwen Earth and Sun.

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Two exoplanets mass is estimated between 1 and 7 times that of Jupiter.

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White dwarfs are present with heavier elements, heavier than hydrogen and helium.

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