Astronomers Observe Disintegrating Exoplanet with Record-Breaking Dust Tail

‘It’s on its last breath’: Scientists discover dramatically disintegrating planet with ‘gargantuan’ comet-like tail

Astronomers have spotted a first-of-its-kind rapidly crumbling planet outside the solar system that is leaving behind a “gargantuan” comet-like tail of debris.

First planet of its kind with ‘gargantuan’ comet-like tail discovered

Planet’s ‘tail’ is millions of miles long, researchers say

Giant Planet Was Just Caught Falling Into Its Star and It Changes What We Thought About Planetary Death

A rare cosmic crime reveals a planet’s slow-motion death spiral into its star.

This planet is crumbling apart, giving it a giant tail like a comet

Astronomers have discovered a strange planet which is in the process of breaking up.

It’s not a comet, it’s a rapidly disintegrating exoplanet “on its last breath”

A disintegrating planet orbits a giant star. Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT. Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet 140 light-years from Earth which is disintegrating, leaving a 9-million-km-long comet-like tail. For now, the disintegrating world is about the same size as Mercury. It orbits its host star every 30.5 hours at about 3 million km – about 20 times closer than Mercury is to our Sun. The planet’s surface is likely made of magma that…

Astronomers Discover a Doomed Exoplanet That's Crumbling Away and Leaving Behind a Comet-Like Tail

The planet orbits its host star in just 30.5 hours, losing a mass of material roughly equal to Mount Everest each time