First Evidence of a Planet's Destruction by Its Star

[STSF Jami 0]

From the Penn State Newswire:

First Evidence Is Discovered of a Planet's Destruction by Its Star

 

The first evidence of a planet's destruction by its aging star has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. The evidence indicates that the missing planet was devoured as the star began expanding into a "red giant" -- the stellar equivalent of advanced age. "A similar fate may await the inner planets in our solar system, when the Sun becomes a red giant and expands all the way out to Earth's orbit some five-billion years from now," said Alexander Wolszczan, Evan Pugh Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University, who is one of the members of the research team. Wolszczan also is the discoverer of the first planet ever found outside our solar system.

[V'Roy 0]

We discovered Krypton!

[Chirakis 1]

We discovered Krypton!

And should we expect a strange humanoid in a cape disrupting air traffic within the next few days?

[V'Roy 0]

Not necessarilly. Superman is more maneuverable than most planes.

[Crash Calestorm 0]

"A similar fate may await the inner planets in our solar system, when the Sun becomes a red giant and expands all the way out to Earth's orbit some five-billion years from now," said Alexander Wolszczan...

Well, now. Glad I'll miss that one.

[V'Roy 0]

We'll still be paying off the national debt.