Roasted planet remains give hint of what lies in store for Earth

ASTRONOMERS have identified two roasted Earth-size planets that survived being engulfed by a swollen dying star.

Roasted planet remains give hint of what lies in store for Earth

The planets are the burned-out remnants of what were once giant Jupiter-like worlds, scientists believe.

The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, provides a sobering reminder of what lies in store for the Earth billions of years from now.

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