Artist‘s impression of the engulfment of a planet. Although this sounds like the recipe for a dramatic science-fiction story, there is observational evidence that planets may fall into their host stars.
Crédito:
Gabi Perez /IAC
Claudia Aguilera, Ph.D student at Catholic University of Chile
Julio Chanamé, astronomer at Catholic University of Chile
Chilean astronomer study the Star who "eat" the planets
The discovery was made by Claudia Aguilera, PhD student in Astrophysics at Catholic University. The article was published in the latest edition of The Astrophysical Journal.
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