In a new study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature, an old star swallowing a planet has been observed for the first time. According to NASA and the scientific community, Earth will face a similar end in the distant future. Thanks to the discovery, scientists had more detailed information about the future of the Earth.The world will share the same end
According to the research, the star completely swallowed and destroyed its own planet as it neared the end of its life. This is actually to be expected because the fuel that stars burn in their cores is not unlimited and is decreasing. Having to burn heavier elements, the star heats up more and becomes larger over time. The growing star continues its evolution by destroying other objects in its path with its destructive power. In the observations made, it was determined that the size and brightness of the star temporarily increased as it swallowed the planet.
The researchers reported that the star became several hundred times brighter before returning to its normal brightness level. Researchers used the Caltech-led Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and NEOWISE observatory at the Palomar Observatory in Southern California to observe the extinction of the planet.As we mentioned earlier, this cosmic event will also be the fate of the Earth. NASA’s blog writes that in about 5 billion years, the Sun is expected to turn into a red giant, growing significantly in size and swallowing planets like Mercury, Venus and possibly Earth as it grows. Astronomers believe that most medium-sized stars have become red giants and are planets that are consumed by stars approaching the end of their life each year. Researchers have named the event that the star consumes a planet ZTF SLRN-2020, and data obtained by observing this rare phenomenon will detect similar events or create a template.
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