Planet-eating 'Death Star' (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Planet-eating 'Death Star'

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HIP68468, a twin star to the sun about 300 light-years away, may have swallowed one or more of its planets, based on lithium and refractory elements recently discovered near its surface.

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Illustration byGabi Perez / Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

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