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New Clues for What Will Happen When the Sun Eats the Earth

The Quanta Podcast

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Investigating Red Giant Stars Engulfing Planets and Observing Brightening Stars

Exploring the rapid orbit decay and dissolving of planets engulfed by red giant stars, alongside observations of changes in orbits and system structures to comprehend the underlying physics and recent insights from a star's temporary brightness increase due to planet engulfment.

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