<ul><li>Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a unique event involving a star and its Jupiter-size planet.</li><li>Contrary to initial beliefs, the star did not expand during the event, but rather drew the planet closer and eventually consumed it.</li><li>The evidence from JWST showed that the star did not emit the expected infrared wavelengths, indicating a different scenario than previously thought.</li><li>The consumed planet was proposed to have orbited unusually close to its star, experiencing orbital decay due to tidal interactions.</li></ul>

The James Webb telescope reveals the truth about a planet that crashed into its own star

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