PLANET
HALLA - SCI & TECH
News: Astronomers find a planet, Halla,
that shouldn't exist
What's
in the news?
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When our sun reaches the end of its life,
it will expand to 100 times its current size, enveloping the earth.
Key
Takeaways:
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Astronomers have now discovered a planet's
survival after what should have been certain demise at the hands of the sun.
Planet
Halla:
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The Jupiter-like
planet Halla orbits the red giant star Baekdu at only half the distance
separating the earth and the sun.
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Halla has managed to persist in the
immediate vicinity of a giant star that would have otherwise engulfed it.