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We witnessed the death of a planet, devoured by its star ☄️
Since the 1980s, a strange X-ray emission has puzzled astronomers. At the heart of the Helix Nebula, a dying star may have ...
X-ray signal from Helix Nebula points to planet destroyed by white dwarf
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The ...
Space.com on MSN9d
Mystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)
The X-ray signal from WD 2226-210 is similar to the X-ray emissions of two other white dwarfs that do not sit within cocoons ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN7d
X-ray Signal Reveals A Dying Star Devouring A Jupiter-sized Planet
A decades-old astronomical mystery has finally been solved—an enigmatic X-ray signal emanating from deep space turns out to ...
New Atlas5d
Strange X-ray signal could be coming from a doomed planet
Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...
ExtremeTech on MSN4d
NASA's Chandra Traces Mysterious X-Ray Signal Back to Destroyed Planet
Astronomers have been recording the signal for more than four decades, but this is the first time they've nabbed its origin.
SYFY on MSN7d
A Distant White Dwarf Is Eating a Jupiter-Sized Planet for Lunch
About 650 light-years from here, in the constellation Aquarius, lies the planetary nebula Caldwell 63, commonly known as the ...
Earth’s Core May Hold Hidden Reservoirs of Helium, Scientists Discover
The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...
Astronomers Trace Mysterious Signal to Destroyed Planet
"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.
X-ray Signal from Helix Nebula Suggests Planet Was Destroyed by White Dwarf
Co-author Martin Guerrero from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia told Phys.org that debris from the shattered planet ...