Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Missing Planets

Summary: A planet has been discovered to have been consumed by the star it was orbiting as it evolved into a red giant. This is the first planet known to have been destroyed by its star.

Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2191896/Is-future-Earth-Scientists-evidence-aging-star-devouring-planets.html?ITO=1490

2 comments:

  1. I think it would have been so much more fun if it had been blown up by the Death Star....just sayin'.

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    1. Quite. Or if the Daleks had stolen it to make an engine.

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