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  • One Orbit, One Everest Lost: A (exoplanet) Planet Evaporates

    From a425couple@a425couple@hotmail.com to alt.astronomy,alt.fan.heinlein,rec.arts.sci-fi.written,rec.aviation.military on Thu Apr 24 10:15:19 2025
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    A fairly common for many decades Sci-Fi fate for planets close
    to their suns (and someday Earth!) is now observed.

    from https://scitechdaily.com/one-orbit-one-everest-lost-a-planet-evaporates-into-a-9-million-kilometer-tail/

    One Orbit, One Everest Lost: A Planet Evaporates Into a
    9-Million-Kilometer Tail
    By Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyApril 24, 2025No Comments7 Mins Read

    A planet 140 light-years away is rapidly disintegrating, shedding
    mineral-rich debris as it orbits its star in just 30.5 hours. Discovered
    by MIT researchers via NASArCOs TESS, it offers a rare chance to observe a planet evaporating in real time. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
    Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating as it orbits
    perilously close to its star. The small and rocky lava world sheds an
    amount of material equivalent to the mass of Mount Everest every 30.5 hours.

    The planet, located 140 light-years away, completes an orbit every 30.5
    hours, resulting in intense heat that causes its surface to boil and
    stream into space. Detected by NASArCOs TESS mission, this crumbling world trails a massive, comet-like tail of minerals, revealing a rare
    opportunity to observe a planet in its final throes.

    Discovery of a Dying Planet

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  • From a425couple@a425couple@hotmail.com to alt.astronomy,alt.fan.heinlein,rec.aviation.military,rec.arts.sf.written on Thu Apr 24 10:17:52 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.fan.heinlein

    On 4/24/25 10:15, a425couple wrote:
    A fairly common for many decades Sci-Fi fate for planets close
    to their suns (and someday Earth!) is now observed.

    from
    https://scitechdaily.com/one-orbit-one-everest-lost-a-planet-evaporates- into-a-9-million-kilometer-tail/

    One Orbit, One Everest Lost: A Planet Evaporates Into a 9-Million-
    Kilometer Tail
    By Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyApril 24, 2025No Comments7 Mins Read

    A planet 140 light-years away is rapidly disintegrating, shedding mineral-rich debris as it orbits its star in just 30.5 hours. Discovered
    by MIT researchers via NASArCOs TESS, it offers a rare chance to observe a planet evaporating in real time. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
    Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating as it orbits perilously close to its star. The small and rocky lava world sheds an
    amount of material equivalent to the mass of Mount Everest every 30.5
    hours.

    The planet, located 140 light-years away, completes an orbit every 30.5 hours, resulting in intense heat that causes its surface to boil and
    stream into space. Detected by NASArCOs TESS mission, this crumbling world trails a massive, comet-like tail of minerals, revealing a rare
    opportunity to observe a planet in its final throes.

    Discovery of a Dying Planet

    -----------------go to citation to read it all----
    correct spelling on a newsgroup.




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  • From Jim Wilkins@muratlanne@gmail.com to alt.astronomy,alt.fan.heinlein,rec.aviation.military,rec.arts.sf.written on Thu Apr 24 13:41:29 2025
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    "a425couple" wrote in message news:4nuOP.98973$oJg.72599@fx17.iad...
    correct spelling on a newsgroup.

    A side effect of English becoming the universal language of science is
    having to tolerate spelling and grammatical errors.

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  • From Jim Wilkins@muratlanne@gmail.com to alt.astronomy,alt.fan.heinlein,rec.aviation.military,rec.arts.sf.written on Thu Apr 24 15:31:51 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.fan.heinlein

    "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news:vudt4t$2350s$1@dont-email.me...

    "a425couple" wrote in message news:4nuOP.98973$oJg.72599@fx17.iad...
    correct spelling on a newsgroup.

    A side effect of English becoming the universal language of science is
    having to tolerate spelling and grammatical errors.
    --------------------------
    Got it, rec.arts.sf.written

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  • From a425couple@a425couple@hotmail.com to alt.astronomy,alt.fan.heinlein,rec.aviation.military,rec.arts.sf.written on Thu Apr 24 13:04:34 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.fan.heinlein

    On 4/24/25 12:31, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Jim Wilkins"-a wrote in message news:vudt4t$2350s$1@dont-email.me... "a425couple"-a wrote in message news:4nuOP.98973$oJg.72599@fx17.iad...
    correct spelling on a newsgroup.

    A side effect of English becoming the universal language of science is having to tolerate spelling and grammatical errors. --------------------------
    Got it, rec.arts.sf.written

    Yes.

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