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Star Swallows Companion, Burps Out Planet-Forming Cloud

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the really-hot-star-on-star-action dept.

New Scientist is reporting that BP Piscium, an unusual star recently under scrutiny from astronomers, may have swallowed a nearby companion and spewed out a planet-forming dust cloud as a result. The team has also identified a similar scenario with another star which they hope will offer more answers.

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  1. I, for one, welcome our... by Will+the+Chill · · Score: 4, Funny

    planet-forming-cloud belching overlords!

    -WtC

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  2. looks like by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

    it's a star-eat-star universe after all, eh

    1. Re:looks like by Purity+Of+Essence · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you Sirius?

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    2. Re:looks like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why don't I have mod points for this?


      Because you wasted them modding down a troll for saying NIGGER.


  3. I pity astronomers by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's like trying to understand human psychology via unrelated still photographs of humans from orbit.

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  4. Re:Questions? by omeomi · · Score: 3, Funny

    What puzzling questions? I guess that's why I should read the article? O_o

    Here's one, how did British Petroleum manage to buy a star and name it BP Piscium? Are oil profits really that good? ;-)

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  5. Om nom nom nom by Rhinobird · · Score: 3, Funny

    *burp*

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  6. Re:Questions? by SlashWombat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, its an unusual star. The article says its low on Lithium, so its probably just been skipping its schizophrenia medication.

  7. Galactic Pr0n by hyades1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..."may have swallowed a nearby companion and spewed out a planet-forming dust cloud as a result"...

    Are you sure the name of that star isn't B.J. Piscium?

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  8. Re:Swallows, burps... by calebt3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Rainbows?

  9. Re:I think I've seen this before... by Xinef+Jyinaer · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's no mo- Oh to hell with it, I'll just get modded down anyway.

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  10. Re:Questions? by smurgy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Given that it was hungry enough to eat a whole other star I'd say it was not only low on Lithium, it was high on weed and seriously munching.

  11. Was it Britney Spears? by Undead+Ed · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jusst curious.

    Ed

  12. Re:Questions? by Viper+Daimao · · Score: 3, Interesting

    though they also payed as much taxes as half of america.

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  13. A: Because it disrupts the flow of a message by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: Why is starting a comment in the Subject: line irritating?

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