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When stars die, they tend to take everything around them with them. But new evidence appears to show a planet orbiting a white dwarf, and we’re not sure how it survived! Plus, experiments designed to detect dark matter might be capable of detecting dark energy, too!
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Sources:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20242
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~ryden/ast162_4/notes15.html
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/p/Planetary+Nebulae
journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.063023
newatlas.com/physics/dark-energy-dark-matter-detector-xenon1t
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d/Dark+Matter
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/D/Dark+Energy
blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/five-sigmawhats-that
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youtu.be/7uN1AjMui5k?t=45
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20242
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-watches-cosmic-light-bend
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-new-cooperative-agreement-to-w-m-keck-observatory
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gravitational_lens-full.jpg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20344
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-missions-spy-first-possible-survivor-planet-hugging-white-dwarf-star
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10297
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13852
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DarkMatterPie.jpg
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_827.html
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10128
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_matter.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Large_Underground_Xenon_detector_inside_watertank.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/blue-particles-space-brbmvvm4ukmhoko1e
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/a-new-twist-in-the-dark-matter-tale.html
nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-releases-images-of-mid-level-solar-flare
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DEAP3600.jpg
When stars die, they tend to take everything around them with them. But new evidence appears to show a planet orbiting a white dwarf, and we’re not sure how it survived! Plus, experiments designed to detect dark matter might be capable of detecting dark energy, too!
Hosted By: Reid Reimers
Bundle your Patreon support and your Space Pin of the Month purchase with our new Patreon tier! Patreon.com/SciShowSpace
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
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Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
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Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
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Sources:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20242
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~ryden/ast162_4/notes15.html
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/p/Planetary+Nebulae
journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.063023
newatlas.com/physics/dark-energy-dark-matter-detector-xenon1t
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d/Dark+Matter
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/D/Dark+Energy
blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/five-sigmawhats-that
Image Sources:
storyblocks.com/video/stock/astronomical-observatory-under-the-night-sky-stars-hyperlapse-rz4tkybk0qjoy5z1eb
youtu.be/7uN1AjMui5k?t=45
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20242
nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-watches-cosmic-light-bend
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-new-cooperative-agreement-to-w-m-keck-observatory
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gravitational_lens-full.jpg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20344
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-missions-spy-first-possible-survivor-planet-hugging-white-dwarf-star
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10297
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13852
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DarkMatterPie.jpg
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_827.html
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10128
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_matter.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Large_Underground_Xenon_detector_inside_watertank.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/blue-particles-space-brbmvvm4ukmhoko1e
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/a-new-twist-in-the-dark-matter-tale.html
nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-releases-images-of-mid-level-solar-flare
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DEAP3600.jpg
