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Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest’s worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

Astrobitica April 22, 2025 (Last updated: April 22, 2025) 1 minute read

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

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