Increased Surface Temperatures of Habitable White Dwarf Worlds Relative to Main-sequence Exoplanets

Discoveries of giant planet candidates orbiting white dwarf (WD) stars and the demonstrated capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope bring the possibility of detecting rocky planets in the habitable zones (HZs) of WDs into pertinent focus. We present simulations of an aqua planet with an Earth...

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Main Authors: Aomawa L. Shields, Eric T. Wolf, Eric Agol, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9827