{"id":141258,"date":"2025-04-13T02:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141258"},"modified":"2025-04-13T02:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:26:09","slug":"telescope-reveals-star-planet-collision-unfolded-differently-than-scientists-first-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141258","title":{"rendered":"Telescope reveals star-planet collision unfolded differently than scientists first thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-639d6f4850013d2\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-639d6f4850013d2--thumb1_1676931681785.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"According to NASA, the JWST sees the universe using infrared radiation, a form of light that we feel as heat and is invisible to human eyes.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">According to NASA, the JWST sees the universe using infrared radiation, a form of light that we feel as heat and is invisible to human eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Examination of data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a surprising new twist in the narrative of a star believed to have engulfed a planet.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasa-webbs-autopsy-of-planet-swallowed-by-star-yields-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the space agency<\/a>, data suggests that instead of the star expanding to consume the body, the planet\u2019s orbit gradually decayed, bringing it closer to the giant ball of gas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The event, first observed by astronomers in 2020, was hailed as the first-ever witnessed instance of a planet being swallowed by its host star.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/the-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webb Telescope<\/a> observations, it is believed that the planet slowly spiraled inward, causing its eventual destruction.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Because this is such a novel event, we didn\u2019t quite know what to expect when we decided to point this telescope in its direction,&#8221; Ryan Lau, lead author of the study and astronomer at the National Science Foundation National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, said in a statement. &#8220;With its high-resolution look in the infrared, we are learning valuable insights about the final fates of planetary systems, possibly including our own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/artists.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Artist rendering of a planet swallowed by a star.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Artist rendering of a planet swallowed by a star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Space Telescope Science Institute\/NASA \/ NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/antarctica-thwaites-glacier-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ANTARCTICA\u2019S \u2018DOOMSDAY GLACIER\u2019 IS MELTING AWAY DIFFERENTLY THAN SCIENTISTS FIRST THOUGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The star is located about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way, and the planet is believed to have been roughly the size of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/jupiter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jupiter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Over millions of years, the planet is thought to have gradually spiraled closer to the star, ultimately leading to its catastrophic demise.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The planet eventually started to graze the star&#8217;s atmosphere. Then it was a runaway process of falling in faster from that moment,&#8221; Morgan MacLeod, a member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, stated. &#8220;The planet, as it\u2019s falling in, started to sort of smear around the star.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the planet\u2019s final moments, it\u2019s believed that a cloud of dust formed &#8211; an aftermath captured by Webb\u2019s high-tech equipment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/concet-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Contrary to earlier theories, Webb\u2019s data showed the star didn\u2019t expand to consume the planet\u2014instead, the planet\u2019s orbit gradually decayed over time, ultimately leading to its destruction.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Contrary to earlier theories, Webb data showed the star didn\u2019t expand to consume the planet &#8211; instead, the planet\u2019s orbit gradually decayed over time, ultimately leading to its destruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The discovery raises questions about the processes behind such violent cosmic events &#8211; and what might one day happen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a> and other nearby planets.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/basics-of-space-flight\/chapter2-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to astronomers<\/a>, a collision between Earth and the Sun isn\u2019t expected anytime soon. In fact, the planet is slowly moving away from the giant star.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Earth is currently drifting away from the Sun at a rate of less than an inch per year, due to the star gradually losing mass.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In about 5 billion years or so, the Sun will run out of fuel and begin to expand, potentially allowing Earth to spiral into it &#8211; a scenario not unlike the event observed 12,000 light-years away.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/astronaut-moon-left-behind-manmade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE THE OBJECTS HUMANS LEFT BEHIND ON THE MOON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Space experts say they were only able to make this discovery thanks to the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which launched in 2021.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NASA anticipates that the telescope will far exceed its planned 10-year lifespan and continue to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/288\/162\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/576\/324\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/720\/405\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1440\/810\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/668\/376\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1336\/752\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/668\/376\/26504730220_6093d4a042_b.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">James Webb Space Telescope&#8217;s primary mirror at NASA Goddard. 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