Saturday, November 20, 2010

What Dying Stars Teach Us About Our Mortality

They teach us dying sucks, especially when you’re a planet orbiting a red giant that will soon go kaput, ergo sucking everything in its path. Yeah, the end sucks. Ha.


Ladies and gentlemen, meet HIP 13044 b. Type: Gas giant a little larger than our own planetary colossus Jupiter. Status: orbiting into oblivion. Why is it interesting? Scientists are studying it to gain insight into how our own solar system will meet its maker.
Another crucial bit of insight is the melodramatic backstory

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