NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet that survived its star's death. According to the agency, billions of years ago, a Sun-like star swelled into a red giant as it neared the end of its life—a transformation our own Sun will eventually experience. The discovery provides rare insight into how solar systems evolve when their stars age, offering a glimpse of the far future that awaits our own system. Webb's findings demonstrate that planets can persist through even the most extreme stellar transformations, revealing new understanding of planetary survival and resilience.

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