Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star

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A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been discovered by astronomers in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets, which the star ultimately consumes.
via Science Daily
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Solar wind: And the blobs just keep on coming

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Scientists re-inspected 45-year-old Helios data, finding long trains of massive blobs -- like lava lamp's otherworldly bubbles, but 50 to 500 times the size of Earth -- that ooze from the sun every 90 minutes or so.
via Science Daily
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