PLANET HALLA - SCI & TECH

News: Astronomers find a planet, Halla, that shouldn't exist

 

What's in the news?

       When our sun reaches the end of its life, it will expand to 100 times its current size, enveloping the earth.

 

Key Takeaways:

       Astronomers have now discovered a planet's survival after what should have been certain demise at the hands of the sun.

 

Planet Halla:

       The Jupiter-like planet Halla orbits the red giant star Baekdu at only half the distance separating the earth and the sun.

       Halla has managed to persist in the immediate vicinity of a giant star that would have otherwise engulfed it.