A Jupiter-Like Planet Escapes Dying Star's Explosive Red Giant Phase (IMAGE)
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Artist rendering of a dying sequence star with an orbiting planet. The star is in the red giant phase when it burns the last of its nuclear fuel before collapsing in on itself and forming a smaller, fainter white dwarf.
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W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko
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