Astronomers witness apocalyptic end of a world from across the galaxy

Astronomers have observed the first compelling evidence of a dying Sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet, a fate that may befall the Earth when our own Sun nears the end of its life in about five billion years.  International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani   View …