Scientists have spotted a spiraling exoplanet which they believe will collide with its star sometime in the future.
. Determining the exact decay of an exoplanet’s orbit is ridiculously difficult, the scientists note.
That’s because the process is actually quite slow, and most times, we don’t have anything to measure that decay by except the dimming of the exoplanet as its orbit decays. If we’re vigilant and track that decay, though, we can often pick up details about spiraling exoplanets that are slowly moving toward their deaths.
Scientists believe that the decay of the exoplanet’s orbit is most likely caused by tidal interactions between the planet and its star. These interactions are similar to the ones that affect our Moon and the Earth. However, in our case, tidal interactionsThis isn’t the only spiraling exoplanet that scientists have discovered, either. Others just aren’t orbiting stars as old as this one is, which is why it has garnered so much attention.
If nothing else, watching this exoplanet slowly spiral to its death could provide us with some much-needed information about these kinds of
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