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Astronomers discover a planet that’s rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail


A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating away: It sheds an enormous amount of surface minerals as it whizzes around its star.

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