Tag Archive for 'WD 1856+534b'

WD 1856b is a gas giant that orbits its star at a distance 50 times closer than Earth orbits the Sun. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Ralf Crawford, STScI.

Giant Exoplanet around White Dwarf May Reveal Jupiter’s Fate Billions of Years from Now

Jul 6, 2026 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have analyzed the atmosphere of a massive exoplanet orbiting the white dwarf WD 1856+534....

An artist’s impression of the potential Jupiter-size planet WD 1856+534b and its much smaller host star, a dim white dwarf. Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Astronomers Find Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet Orbiting White Dwarf

Sep 16, 2020 by News Staff

Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and several ground-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting...