Star Devours Jupiter-like Planet in Rare Astronomical Event
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Astronomers have observed a sun-like star swallowing an orbiting planet, providing a glimpse of what could happen to Earth in about 5 billion years when the Sun reaches the end of its life and engulfs the solar system's inner planets. The star, located about 15,000 light years away, brightened suddenly and briefly, becoming about 100 times more luminous over around 10 days. Follow-up observations suggest that what they witnessed must have been the star's ingestion of a hot gas giant planet about the size of Jupiter.
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