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Dying Stars Are Swallowing Giant Planets Whole!

Wednesday 8 April 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
Dying Stars Are Swallowing Giant Planets Whole!

Photo: NASA Hubble Space Telescope / Unsplash

As stars get older and bigger, they're actually eating the huge planets that orbit close to them! Scientists discovered that planets keep disappearing around these dying stars because they get pulled in by super strong gravity and fall right into the star. It's like a cosmic game where the star wins in the end!
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