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Astronomers find possible second-generation planet around a dead star

The white dwarf star sits about 270 light years away and may have formed a new planet from its own debris, suggesting life could exist in more cosmic locations than previously thought.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on Finally, Some Good News
Published 6:21 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: White dwarf — Photo: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine Acknowledgment:… · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by New York Post: “Astronomers discover possible second-generation planet formed from dying star junk”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:21 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.

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New York PostAstronomers discover possible second-generation planet formed from dying star junk

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAstronomers say they have found first-of-its-kind evidence of a possible second-generation planet, circling a dead white dwarf star about two hundred seventy light years from Earth.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe planet appears to have formed from debris left around the dying star, which suggests worlds can be built from wreckage, and that life may have more places to turn up than we thought.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA star burned out completely, and its leftovers just went ahead and made something new. I'm sorry, I need a second.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCompose yourself, Chip.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe star gave everything it had, Gloria, and then the junk kept going!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have treated lesser debris disputes as diplomatic incidents, so for the record, settlement terms: the planet owes the old star nothing, and the star is in no position to collect.