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Stars swallow their own planets

XOPLANETS Some exoplanets resembling Earth are in great danger of being consumed by their own stars when the planets belong to a binary star system, according to a new study carried out by scientists from the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics. In 25% of all solar systems in which planets are

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