Star consumes planet due to lithium excess, with a brown dwarf next

ilsole24ore.com (Italian)

A star 1300 light-years away has consumed one of its planets, evidenced by an excess of lithium in its atmosphere. Astrophysicists detected planetary elements, particularly lithium, in the star's atmosphere, indicating it has absorbed a massive planet. This event is a precursor to the star consuming a nearby brown dwarf. The star's consumption of the planet was likely triggered by the gravitational influence of the brown dwarf, which is also destined to be consumed by the star in approximately 25 million years.


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