Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Caught in the Act - Astronomers Detect a Star Devouring a Planet
May 04, 2023
May 04, 2023
PASADENA, California, May 4 (TNSjou)(TNStalk) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following agency statement on May 3, 2023:
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A star nearing the end of its life swelled up and absorbed a Jupiter-size planet. In about 5 billion years, our Sun will go through a similar end-of-life transition.
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A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing . . .
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A star nearing the end of its life swelled up and absorbed a Jupiter-size planet. In about 5 billion years, our Sun will go through a similar end-of-life transition.
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A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing . . .