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"NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of what is thought to be the first ever recorded planetary engulfment event revealed a hot accretion disk surrounding the star, with an expanding cloud of cooler dust enveloping the scene. Webb also revealed that the star did not swell to swallow the planet, but the planet’s orbit actually slowly decayed over time."
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2025/117/01JR8HQ5MZTSG07EBWNBPYJADH

Cheers,
Tom
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2025/117/01JR8HQ5MZTSG07EBWNBPYJADH

Cheers,
Tom