Smithsonian
DiscoveriesAlien planet found spiraling to its doom into an aging star
For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star.
Joseph Shavit![](https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2024/04/95ac29_e2f7f6f2de04400baa2c33265c06ba5emv2.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star.
Joseph Shavit