The white dwarf WD1054-226 exhibits a constant stream of transits by debris and or dust in orbit about it, with an underlying period of 25.02 hours. Astronomers believe that the material orbits within the star's habitable zone, where the temperature ...

... he University of Warwick discovered chemical signatures in the atmosphere of the planet as it passed in front of its star (a transit). The research concluded that the planet likely formed much farther from its host star, but later migrated inward to ...

... he University of Warwick discovered chemical signatures in the atmosphere of the planet as it passed in front of its star (a transit). The research concluded that the planet likely formed much farther from its host star, but later migrated inward to ...

The white dwarf shown in the illustration is one of several that an international team of astronomers has been studying. Called ZTF J0923+4236, the star exhibits a series of dips in its brightness. The team, led by Amornrat Aungwerojwit from Naresuan...

... w we stand on the innermost world, its surface largely molten, while the other planets are seen diagonally from the star (in transit) up to the right corner. ...