A study on ‘twin’ stars reveals that some of them are planet-eaters | Top Vip News

[ad_1] Possible reasons for a planet to fatally plunge into its host star include an orbital perturbation caused by a larger planet or another star passing uncomfortably close, destabilizing the planetary system, the researchers said. “This really puts our fortuitous position in the universe into perspective,” said astrophysicist and study co-author Yuan-Sen Ting of the … Read more