Dying Star Devours Planet: X-Ray Clues Unveil Cosmic Catastrophe

For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may have an answer—an entire planet was likely torn apart by the star’s gravity. First Observed Event: A white dwarf at the center of a planetary nebula may have destroyed a nearby planet—something astronomers have […] Read More