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fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

James Webb Spots Disturbing Sight: Entire Planet Sinking Into Star

Astronomers observed a planet likely colliding with its star, marking the first direct observation of this phenomenon.
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fromWIRED
1 week ago

Scientists Believe They've Witnessed 'Planetary Suicide' for the First Time

Astronomical observations suggest the first recorded instance of a planet self-destructively colliding with its parent star.
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fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

James Webb Spots Disturbing Sight: Entire Planet Sinking Into Star

Astronomers observed a planet likely colliding with its star, marking the first direct observation of this phenomenon.
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fromWIRED
1 week ago

Scientists Believe They've Witnessed 'Planetary Suicide' for the First Time

Astronomical observations suggest the first recorded instance of a planet self-destructively colliding with its parent star.
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fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

Ask Ethan: When do stars turn the most mass into energy?

Nuclear fusion is crucial for powering stars, but common misconceptions exist regarding its role and efficiency in stellar evolution.
fromBig Think
1 month ago
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Will the Sun make a planetary nebula when it dies?

Stars evolve through a life cycle governed by nuclear fusion, ultimately exhausting their fuel and leading to various stellar endpoints.
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fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

Ask Ethan: When do stars turn the most mass into energy?

Nuclear fusion is crucial for powering stars, but common misconceptions exist regarding its role and efficiency in stellar evolution.
fromBig Think
1 month ago
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Will the Sun make a planetary nebula when it dies?

Stars evolve through a life cycle governed by nuclear fusion, ultimately exhausting their fuel and leading to various stellar endpoints.
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fromNature
6 months ago

Preferential occurrence of fast radio bursts in massive star-forming galaxies - Nature

FRBs are linked to magnetars, likely forming from core-collapse supernovae in massive, metal-rich galaxies.
fromBig Think
6 months ago
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The mystery of the Milky Way's most bizarre supernova

There are two primary pathways for supernovae: massive star core collapse and white dwarf explosions through mergers.
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