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Astronomers Discover Disintegrating Exoplanet with Prominent Comet-Like Tails

Astronomers at MIT have discovered a rocky exoplanet orbiting the bright K-dwarf star BD+05 4868A and observed variable transit depths that are characteristic of comet-like tails formed by dusty effluents emanating from a disintegrating planet.

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