The Juicy Secrets of Stars That Eat Their Planets - Moneycontrol

Stars come in many varieties, including simmering dwarfs and brilliant hypergiants. The life expectancy and ultimate fate of a star — and, therefore, any planets orbiting it — is tied to its mass: Red dwarfs may live for trillions of years, whereas massive st…

The sun has nourished life on Earth, but it will not be so hospitable forever. Five billion years into the future, our solar systems star will grow so immense that Mercury, Venus and, possibly, Earth… [+6968 chars]

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