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Illustration of an exoplanet to be swallowed by its host star
Scientists believe that the planet, which is at a distance from the star similar to Mercury and the Sun, will deliberately come out of its orbit and caused its self -destruction.
A new published in The Astronomical Journal that goes beyond the limits of astronomy and imagination, scientists believe observed a planet to self-destruct When diving in his host star, a phenomenon nicknamed “Planetary Suicide.”
Using the powerful space telescope James Webb (JWST), astronomers revisited a star brightness event observed for the first time in 2023 and concluded that a Jupiter size planet may have deliberately entered a spiral in its star, which is similar to the sun.
Originally detected by the Gemini South observatory, the brief increase in light – known as a new – was considered the result of a Red Giant Star that consumed a nearby planet during its natural expansion phase. But new JWST data, collected two years after the initial observation, revealed that the star is still in the mood to melt in the main sequence. This revelation challenged the previous assumption and led to a deeper investigation, writes a.
The updated results suggest a rare cosmic event: a massive giant gaseous that orbits at a distance similar to that of Mercury do Sol slowly lost its orbital stability and was eventually destroyed by the star’s outer atmosphere. The cause? Gravitational forces may have gradually pulled the planet inside Over millions of years, until he could no longer support the star’s attraction.
The conceament carried out 820 days after the new one provided convincing evidence, showing Remaining dust debris and changes in star radiation profile – consistent evidence with a planetary swallow. If confirmed, this would be the most direct detection until the date of a planet to be swallowed by its star.
However, not the whole scientific community is convinced. Some researchers argue that the star It may not be as young as it seemspossibly obscured by a surrounding dust that distorts the observations. If so, the original theory of the red giant can keep up.
Astronomers are now waiting for future remarks of telescopes to clarify the age and nature of the star.
