At the end of its life, our Sun will swell into a red giant, gobbling Mercury, Venus, and, maybe, Earth – in about 5 billion years. Scientists are getting a preview as a hungry star is consuming a Jupiter-sized world in our galaxy. https://go.nasa.gov/42fREYs
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Caught in the Act: Astronomers Detect a Star Devouring a Planet
A star nearing the end of its life swelled up and absorbed a Jupiter-size planet. In about 5 billion years, our Sun will go through a similar end-of-life transition.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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in reply to NASA • • •A hundred times brighter within a week. That's quite something.
I was much relieved to see that it's not for another 5 billion years, not 5 million, which I at first thought.