Planet 1,000 light-years away mysteriously vanishes before astronomers’ eyes

A planet roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth has seemingly vanished before astronomers’ eyes, leaving scientists with a remarkable discovery about what caused it to disappear. Researchers led by UCLA announced Monday that they have identified the first known “disappearing planet,” a massive gas giant that was repeatedly observed passing in front of its star for […]A planet roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth has seemingly vanished before astronomers’ eyes, leaving scientists with a remarkable discovery about what caused it to disappear. Researchers led by UCLA announced Monday that they have identified the first known “disappearing planet,” a massive gas giant that was repeatedly observed passing in front of its star for […]