Swallowed

Swallowed is a term used in astronomy to describe the process of a celestial body, such as a planet or galaxy, being consumed or destroyed by a larger object, like a star or another galaxy.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to recent astronomical discoveries of planets being devoured by stars and the Milky Way galaxy's history of consuming smaller galaxies.

Latest on Swallowed

• The sun may once have swallowed a super-Earth planet and could still be hiding the evidence
• Astronomers discover hot watery exoplanet destined to be swallowed by its star
• The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart
• The Milky Way swallowed a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago
• Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun
• Sun-like star may have swallowed an exoplanet with help from a mysterious companion: 'You are what you eat, right?'

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