Surviving the Unthinkable: The Forbidden Planet's Miraculous Escape

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The giant planet Halla has defied the odds by surviving the engulfment of its dying star, Baekdu. Scientists propose that Baekdu may have formed from the merger of two stars, preventing it from growing large enough to swallow Halla. Alternatively, Halla could be a newborn planet that formed from the debris of the stellar merger. However, Halla's survival is temporary, as Baekdu is expected to expand again in the future. This discovery suggests the existence of other death-defying planets in the galaxy and calls for further research on star-planet interactions and stellar mergers.
Topics:science#astronomy#forbidden-planet#halla#planetary-engulfment#star-planet-interaction#stellar-merger
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