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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first-ever direct observation of a star swallowing a planet.

Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.

Two years ago, a star on its deathbed was charged with a heinous act — eating a planet — in a system 12,000 light-years away ...

Scientists thought they saw a distant star swallow a planet for the first time ever. But new observations from the James Webb ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the ...

Lingering Brightness Provides Evidence for How the Planet Met Its Demise Each year, scientists from around the world compete ...

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just gave a cosmic mystery a serious plot twist. The event in question—a ...

Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of a star that wreaked violence on its planet ...

Astronomers have unlocked a gripping cosmic event with the aid of the James Webb Space Telescope: a gas giant, likely ...

In the vast theater of space, astronomers have uncovered a tale of cosmic destruction unlike any other. The James Webb Space ...