Dying star engulfing a planet

This artist’s impression depicts a dying Sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet. New research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them.
This artist’s impression depicts a dying Sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet. New research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them.
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani
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