Astronomers have observed a flare of light as a dying star engulfs and destroys one of its orbiting planets, providing valuable insight into what happens to a planetary system as a star enters its death throes. This is the first time such an event has been observed, despite being theorized for some time. Process of
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Astronomers have detected the chemical imprints of the first stars to exist in the universe, which exploded billions of years ago. The remains of these stars are difficult to find as they exploded too far away to detect with current instruments. However, the material they left behind during their explosions, such as carbon, oxygen and