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. In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers observed an aging star consuming a planet for the first time, providing insights into ou
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have observed a star devouring a planet for the very first time. The event, which had been theorized but never directly witnessed until now, occurred in our own galaxy, roughly 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila.