Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting white dwarf (IMAGE)

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Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting white dwarf

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For the first time, an intact, Jupiter-sized, exoplanet has been discovered orbiting close to a white dwarf star.

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International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard

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