star eating planet

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

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

that'd be a BIG planet

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...

Originally posted by zeeblebot
that'd be a BIG planet

Or a tiny star.

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.

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