Now it’s Libra’s alpha star. But Zubenelgenubi is an Arabic name indicating that this star was once perceived as the Southern Claw of Scorpius the Scorpion. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/zubenelgenubi-alpha-star-of-libra-the-scales…
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Stolen comets and free-floating objects
What happens when young stars brush past each other? A lot, according to a new study suggesting our solar system contains comets stolen from another star 4.5 billion years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/stolen-comets-and-free-floating-objects…
How some planets can survive their stars’ deaths
A new “survival guide for exoplanets” outlines how different kinds of planets fare when their host star dies. It suggests the smallest rocky worlds are the most likely to escape annihilation. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/small-rocky-planets-most-likely-to-survive-star-death…