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This Planet Is So Close to Its Star It Is Literally Falling Apart, Leaving a Comet-like Tail of Dust in Space

Astronomers have detected a small planet that is literally falling to pieces. The object, coined BD +05 4868 Ab, orbits a star in the constellation Pegasus approximately 140 light years from Earth.
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Giant Planet Was Just Caught Falling Into Its Star and It Changes What We Thought About Planetary Death

The star blinked once—just a flash in the sky above Palomar Observatory in 2020. To most, it was another transient burst in the cosmos, one among countless. But to these astronomers, it looked like ...