star eating planet

zeeblebot

Science

24 May 10 19:19

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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24 May 10 19:19

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10136415.stm

ua41

Sharp Edge

Dulling my blade

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25 May 10 04:51

I was hoping that star eating was a qualifier for a planet hence a planet eating a star.
Needless to say, very disappointed 😛

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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25 May 10 16:25

that'd be a BIG planet

joneschr

Some guy

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26 May 10 00:20

That's impossible. It wouldn't be a planet anymore if it ate its star, by definition.

Hmm, well, maybe if it ate the star very slowly...

Bosse de Nage

Zellulärer Automat

Spiel des Lebens

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26 May 10 12:05

Originally posted by zeeblebot
that'd be a BIG planet

Or a tiny star.

twhitehead

Cape Town

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26 May 10 12:21

The earth receives a lot of material from the sun and practically nothing goes the other way (due to the solar wind).
So technically the Earth is tasting the sun, but not really eating it and 'swallowing it whole' just wouldn't cut it.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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02 Jun 10 13:56

Originally posted by twhitehead
The earth receives a lot of material from the sun and practically nothing goes the other way (due to the solar wind).
So technically the Earth is tasting the sun, but not really eating it and 'swallowing it whole' just wouldn't cut it.

There are comets hitting the sun as shown in this video:

http://www.grandunification.com/hypertext/AnimationSolarImpacts.html