Red giant stars can't destroy all gas giants—some are hardy survivors
Aging stars can completely destroy their planets. When a star reaches the end of its life on the main sequence, it goes through dramatic changes. And those changes don't just dictate the star's fate; they can also dictate what happens to any planets that are orbiting these stars. They face a bleak f...
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Aging stars can completely destroy their planets. When a star reaches the end of its life on the main sequence, it goes through dramatic changes. And those changes don't just dictate the star's fate; they can also dictate what happens to any planets that are orbiting these stars. They face a bleak future as the star's tidal force rips them apart and the intense heat vaporizes them.
Originally published at Phys.org
