Watery Asteroid Found Around Dying Star, Potential Habitable Planet Ingredient

Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 13:30 in Astronomy & Space

The researchers found signs of a rocky surface and lots of water around a white dwarf star called GD 61, marking the first time that these two kwy ingredients of a potentially habitable planet have been found together beyond Earth's solar system.

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