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Is the Sun a star or a planet? What we know and why

The Sun, our nearest celestial neighbor, is undeniably a star, not a planet, as centuries of astronomical observations have ...
Yahoo

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...
The New York Times

This Is Not the Way We Usually Imagine the World Will End

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show. By Katherine Kornei If our species manages to hang on ...
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Aging sun-like stars likely swallow nearby planets

Astronomers have recently discovered compelling evidence suggesting that ageing stars, similar to our Sun, consume nearby ...
New York Post

Astronomers capture birth of planets around a sun outside solar system

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...