Planet-Consuming Stars Supply a Glimpse Into Earth’s Destiny because the Solar Nears Its Remaining Phases

Astronomers scrutinizing distant sunlike stars have recognized telltale indicators that the getting old stars progressively eat their closest planets, a preview of what may occur to Earth billions of years from now. Because the hydrogen gas burns off, they swell to turn out to be giants that may eat neighbouring worlds. Though the Solar has a methods to journey earlier than it turns into that, observations reveal that such stars elsewhere are already devouring their planets. The outcomes additionally point out that planetary programs aren’t steady ceaselessly, and the getting old of stars can decide whether or not worlds survive intact or are obliterated.