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Mysterious 'zombie planet' Halla seems to have survived the explosive death of its star. How?

The Jupiter-sized exoplanet Halla has somehow survived the death of its star, and astronomers aren't sure how.

LiveScience · Jun 30, 2023

This Planet Should Have Been Destroyed — But a Stellar Cataclysm Saved It

Gas giant Halla should have been swallowed up by its red giant star, Baekdu, but fate intervened.

Inverse · Jun 29, 2023

Planet that shouldn't exist after surviving star's apocalyptic explosion stuns scientists

Scientists have found the planet Halla, a gas giant similar to Jupiter, survived when its star known as Baekdu rapidly expanded into a red giant, which usually destroys all in its path

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023