"We expected to see this effect, but we were still surprised by just how efficient these stars seem to be at engulfing their close planets."

Aging stars destroy their planets more often than we thought: What does this mean for Earth?

Source: space
Source Link: https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/aging-stars-destroy-their-planets-more-often-than-we-thought-what-does-this-mean-for-earth