Science in a Minute: Astronomers Observe Exoplanet Slowly Spiraling into its Sun

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A team of astronomers says that, for the first time, it has been observing a Jupiter-sized exoplanet as it is slowly swirling in toward its aging star, which they say resembles what the sun would be like in the future.

A team of astronomers says that, for the first time, it has been observing a Jupiter-sized exoplanet as it is slowly swirling in toward its aging star, which they say resembles what the sun would be like in the future.