Impression of a planet and its moons being destroyed by a red giant. When a Sun-like star runs out of hydrogen in its core,it swells into a monstrous caricature of its former self known as a red giant,which can be hundreds of times its original diameter. The luminosity of such a star is truly phenomenal. Astronomers have spotted an aging star,Kepler 56,which is turning into a red giant. One day it will completely engulf its planets,as shown in this illustration | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
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