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A once-forgotten exoplanet was resurrected, then dismissed, then resurrected again, and now appears doomed. Kepler-1658 b simply can't seem to catch a break. It now appears to be spiraling toward its host star – and will likely crash in ~3 million years. https://go.nasa.gov/3KIDV79
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Discovery Alert: For This Familiar Planet, a Death Spiral

A previously discovered "hot Jupiter" appears to be spiraling into its star, new data shows.
Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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Verain
Verain
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Three million years! That's just enough time to launch a rescue mission, right?

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