,Nature’A scientific journal, last month warned about an event in our galaxy, about 12,000 light years away, Jupiter-sized planet swallowed by a star. For this reason the famous astronomer Dr. Christian Giuppon He assured that “the same thing will happen to the Sun” with the Earth.
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Experts on the subject elaborate that “planets with short orbital periods are common around stars such as the Sun. For this reason, as stars evolve, they expand, therefore, We expect its nearby planetary companions to go berserk,
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This phenomenon has not gone unnoticed by astronomers: “There are a large number of planets that revolve around other stars very short orbital period About ten days.” “Specifically, when the star grows or changes its shape, it can produce effects that pull the planet toward the star. There were several studies that tried to identify what these roads were like, but this phenomenon had never been observed. What the article was able to decipher is the precise moment where the planet is cannibalized by the star,” emphasized the renowned astronomer.
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Gippon explained that when the Sun enters its red giant phase, which has been the last phase of its life, it will not only devour Earth, but it will also swallow Mercury, Venus or Mars. Astronomers date this event: “The event will happen in 5 billion years,
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