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      By Ian Randall – Deputy Science Editor:

      Astronomers have discovered a doomed, disintegrating planet with a comet-like tail that is shedding a Mount Everest’s worth of material each time it orbits its star.

      The small, rocky world—given the catchy name BD+05 4868 Ab—lies some 140 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus.

      Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/astronomers-discover-planet-tail-2062486](https://www.newsweek.com/astronomers-discover-planet-tail-2062486)