Published: May 06, 2023, 06:35 IST | Updated: May 06, 2023, 06:35 IST
Scientists say that they have observed a dying star swallowing a planet for the first time, offering a preview of Earth's expected fate in around five billion years. Astronomers had previously seen the before-and-after effects of this process, but had never before caught a planet in the act of being consumed.