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[Link] What will happen after the sun dies? ‘Serendipitous’ discovery gives clues

Read: 14/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

A Jupiter-sized planet has been found orbiting a white dwarf star in the Milky Way, providing clues as to what will happen in our solar system when the sun eventually dies.

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[Link] Why do the planets in the solar system orbit on the same plane?

Read: 1/10/2021 www.livescience.com

If you've ever gazed at a  model of the solar system, you've likely noticed that the sun, planets, moons and asteroids sit roughly on the same plane. But why is that? To answer this question, we have to travel to the very beginning of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago.

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[Link] A Quarter of Stars Like Our Sun Eat Their Planets, Study Finds

Read: 30/8/2021 www.vice.com

It’s practically a childhood rite of passage to eat forbidden treats and then deny it when caught, even though the evidence is smeared all over your face.

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