Planet Melts Into Space Every 30 Hours?!

Imagine a planet so close to its star that it’s literally melting away, leaving a lava tail longer than anything we’ve seen before. BD+05 4868 Ab, just 140 light-years away, is shedding a Mount Everest’s worth of rock every orbit—every 30 hours! Scientists caught it in the act, and it’s basically on its last breath. Only three other planets like this have ever been found, but none with a tail this epic. NASA’s even using the James Webb Telescope to watch it disintegrate in real time! #SpaceNews #Exoplanet #Astronomy #Science #JamesWebbTelescope