A team of astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble telescope conducted a detective investigation that led to an unexpected discovery: the white dwarf HS 0209+0832 likely possesses a "second-generation" planet. White dwarfs are dense remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel and shed their outer layers during their evolution. By studying the chemical composition of this stellar remnant's atmosphere, scientists discovered elements that are not characteristic of typical white dwarfs and point to the presence of a planetary object that formed after the original star's death. This discovery sheds light on processes occurring in planetary systems after their stars become white dwarfs, and helps us understand how planets form and survive in extreme conditions. An artistic concept presented on October 5, 2026, illustrates a possible explanation for this phenomenon. The research is based on archival Hubble telescope data that allowed astronomers to trace the chemical "clues" that reveal the history of the stellar system. Such findings expand scientists' understanding of the fate of planetary systems and which objects are capable of surviving or forming near stellar remnants.