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A large planet circles an enormous star doomed to blow up


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Affirmation of a second planet across the star μ2 Scorpii would point out the primary planetary system at a supernova-in-waiting.

IRDIS images of µ 2 Sco obtained with TLOCI

A planet known as μ2 Sco b (interior white dot at 4 o’clock) circles a star that may ultimately flame out in an infinite explosion. Credit score: V. Squicciarini et al./Astron. Astrophys. (CC BY 4.0)

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02166-0

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