JWST Spots Remains of Alien Planet That Fell into a Star
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a cosmic event, previously believed to be a star engulfing its planet, was actually a Jupiter-sized planet spiraling into its sun about 12,000 light-years from Earth. The collision ejected gas from the star's outer layers, creating a large halo of cold dust and a thin ring of molecular gas. This finding alters scientists' understanding of planetary demise and paves the way for future studies of similar events.
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