Until now, "rejuvenation" of the planet was seen by scientists as a hypothetical phenomenon. Recently, however, astronomers from the University of California in Los Angeles discovered a planet near one of the dead stars. A potential candidate for the title of the first known "rejuvenation" of the planet looks at billions of years younger than his real age.

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Until now, "rejuvenation" of the planet was seen by scientists as a hypothetical phenomenon. Recently, however, astronomers from the University of California in Los Angeles discovered a planet near one of the dead stars. A potential candidate for the title of the first known "rejuvenation" of the planet looks at billions of years younger than his real age.

Astronomers compare the phenomenon of "rejuvenation" of some of the planets with the facelift in humans, only instead of surgeons giant planets use the accumulated mass from the dying star. Most likely, it was the return of mass and occurred in white dwarf index PG 0010+280, which is beginning to show the activity of one of the planets.

the "When the planets are young, from their formation radiates infrared light," says co-author of the new report and a researcher at the University of California Michael Jura. — But when they get older and colder, you can't see them". as revived planets, then after billions of years, they begin to re-radiate infrared light. However, the existence of life on these planets is unlikely.