GALERIE FOTO: Imagini, captate în premieră de NASA, cu o stea care se transformă în gaură neagră. Fenomenul i-a uimit pe astronomi

*EMBARGOED UNTIL 16.00 BST, WED JUNE 28 (11.00 ET)* The planet Halla may have once orbited two stars that interacted with one another by mass transfer as depicted. The eventual merger between the stars allowed Halla. See SWNS story SWSCplanet. A mysterious planet just 520 light years away should not exist, say astronomers. The Jupiter-like gas giant defies logic - by escaping engulfment by its host star. It orbits a kind of decaying star known as K-type - slightly cooler than our sun and orangish in colour. As they balloon outward anything too close is swallowed up. But gas giant 8 Ursae Minoris b has survived.,Image: 785875272, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: This image is supplied for editorial use, commercial use may require additional licenses or permissions. AI policy - We will never use AI to create or enhance images which could be mistaken for genuine news photos. When we do use AI images, we'll mark them on the picture and in the metadata This image is supplied to your organisation on the condition that your organisation will take all steps necessary to ensure that any identifiable personal data is processed in full compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 follow us on twitter - @swns browse our website - swns.com Planeta Halla ar fi putut orbita cândva două stele care au interacționat una cu cealaltă prin transfer de masă, așa cum este ilustrat. Fuziunea finală dintre stele a permis apariția planetei Halla.