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picture a world like Earth but instead
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of orbiting a lively sun it's circling a
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star that's nearly dead sounds like
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science fiction right well scientists
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have just discovered exactly that a
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rocky earth-sized planet orbiting a
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dying star called a white dwarf the
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discovery raises a fascinating question
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could life exist on planets orbiting
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stars who are in their final stages even
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if conditions are extreme some
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scientists speculate that atmosphere
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or even remnants of energy from the
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white dwarf might allow life to adapt
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it's still a mystery but we've now
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expanded our idea of where to look for
