Planet-Eating Stars Offer a Glimpse Into Earth’s Fate as the Sun Nears Its Final Stages

Planet-Eating Stars Offer a Glimpse Into Earth’s Fate as the Sun Nears Its Final Stages

Astronomers studying aging Sun-like stars have found strong evidence that stars consume their closest planets as they evolve. Using data from NASA’s TESS mission, researchers observed fewer planets around older stars, suggesting worlds are destroyed over time. The findings offer a realistic preview of Earth’s fate billions of years from now.

Planet-Eating Giants Reveal How Earth Might Meet Its End

Our sun is roughly halfway through its life cycle, but what happens when it begins to die? A recent study published in Eos offers a glimpse into that distant future by examining how aging stars consume their closest planets. Using observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have begun to uncover how these cosmic “meals” unfold—and what they might mean for the fate of Earth itself. Aging Stars And The Disapp…