Hubble Telescope Spots Planet-Eating Star
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured evidence of a Sun-like star “eating” a nearby planet, according to a report by the BBC.
Astronomers knew that stars were capable of swallowing planets in orbit around them, but this is the first time the event has been “seen” so clearly.
Although the planet was too far away for Hubble to photograph, scientists have created an image of it, based on analysis of the telescope’s data.
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