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Coverage dated October 5, 2026

Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away

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Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star. In such a close encounter, a star can pull the planet in and swallow it whole.

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  1. Scientific American

    Astronomers catch dwarf stars gobbling up their orbiting companions (opens Scientific American)

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    Red and white dwarf stars may be hungrier than we thought

  2. Phys

    Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away (opens Phys)

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    Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star. In such a close encounter, a star can pull the planet in and swallow it whole.

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