Animations show the evolution of density and flow in simulations of a planet embedded in the envelope of a giant star, showing the interactions of the inspiralling planet with the gas in its vicinity.

xAs tragic as it sounds, the engulfment of a planetary object by its stellar parent is a common scenario throughout the Universe. But it doesn’t have to end in doom. A team of astrophysicists has used ...

Last year, the Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI) teamed up with private industry to develop and deliver some simple yet highly specialized rescue training; they then began offering one ...

Multicellular life is a balance between cell survival and cell death. The genetically programmed death of cells is a normal part of embryonic development and occurs throughout the lifetime of ...

The electronics industry has been rapidly advancing over the past few decades, leading to the development of countless ...

When our sun exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core some 5 billion years from now, it will expand to become a red giant, engulfing the inner planets. The dynamics and possible outcomes of planetary ...

When our sun exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core some 5 billion years from now, it will expand to become a red giant, engulfing the inner planets. The dynamics and possible outcomes of planetary ...

A new study using hydrodynamical simulations reveals the forces acting on a planet when it is swallowed by an expanding star. The results show that the interactions of a substellar body (a planet or ...