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Newly-found Planets on the Edge of Destruction

An artist’s rendition of what a planetary system similar to TOI-2337b, TOI-4329b, and TOI-2669b might look like, where a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet orbits an evolved, dying star.
Credit: Karen Teramura/University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy

Astronomers have found three Jupiter-like exoplanets that are dangerously close to being ‘swallowed up’ by their host stars. The discovery gives new insight into how planetary systems evolve over time, helping to reveal the fate of solar systems like our own.

Three newly-discovered planets have been orbiting dangerously close to stars nearing the end of their lives...

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