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Comet-like Planet Observed Disintegrating near Its Star

P)Planet with comet-like tail observed disintegrating

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Reuters

11:53 JST, May 1, 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is vaporized by stellar heat, trailed by a comet-like tail of mineral dust up to about 9 million kilometers long.

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