A new study has revealed that even dying stars can give birth to brand new planets.
Known as "A population of transition disks around evolved stars: Fingerprints of planets," the study has been published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
It claims that the second generation of planets can be formed by a disk of leftover material from dying stars that surround them.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Planets are usually not much older than the stars in any galaxy, but a recent study by KU Leuven astronomers has discovered that a completely different scenario is also possible. Science News | Astronomers Suggest That Dying Stars Can Give Birth to Planets.