Life could exist on planet orbiting ‘white dwarf’ star
Experts may have detected a planet in the habitable zone of a nearly dead star called a white dwarf. …
The habitable zone is a band around the star where liquid water could exist on a planet, and therefore support life. It is often referred to as the “Goldilocks zone”, because if the planet is too close to the star it will be too hot, and if too far it would be too cold, whereas inside the band conditions are “just right”.