Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a dead star, which they say could resemble our solar system when the Sun dies out in approximately 5 billion years. .

Scientists discovered a Jupiter-like planet, which has a similar orbit as the Gas Giant, revolving around a dead star – or white dwarf – near the center of the Milky Way, according to a news release.

The team also found the planet is 40 times more massive than Jupiter and the white dwarf is about 60% of the Sun's mass. .

"If humankind wanted to move to a moon of Jupiter or Saturn before the Sun fried the Earth during its red supergiant phase, we'd still remain in orbit around the Sun, although we would not be able to rely on heat from the Sun as a white dwarf for very long," he said. 

When looking at the planet's host star, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, another co-author of the study, said they ruled out a neuron star and black hole host, and instead concluded the planet was orbiting a dead star