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Scientists Detect Possible Second-Generation Planet
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Astronomers led by Jamie Williams published a study in Nature Astronomy identifying a possible second-generation planet orbiting white dwarf HS 0209+0832. Using NASA's FUSE mission, they detected niobium in the star's atmosphere, suggesting the planet formed from ejected material via the s-process nuclear reaction.
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