The Potential for Life After Death: The Dilemma of Sun-like Stars.

Astronomers have discovered an intact Jupiter-mass planet orbiting a white dwarf, raising questions about the existence of terrestrial, Earth-like planets around white dwarfs. While white dwarfs have habitable zones, they are much smaller than those around main sequence stars. The discovery of a massive gas giant around a white dwarf suggests that rocky planets may be rare in this population. However, the presence of rocky debris disks indicates the existence of small terrestrial planets. Further research is needed to determine the true population of planets around white dwarfs and their potential for habitability.