Nereide: 🧵 A recent research paper describes the discovery of a rocky exoplanet, called BD+05 4868 Ab, which is rapidly disintegrating, producing a gargantuan comet-like tail, due to the extreme proximity to its star. ➡️ news.mit.edu/2025/astrono... Image: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT 🔭 🧪 #planetsci

🧵 A recent research paper describes the discovery of a rocky exoplanet, called BD+05 4868 Ab, which is rapidly disintegrating, producing a gargantuan comet-like tail, due to the extreme proximity to its star. ➡️ news.mit.edu/2025/astrono... Image: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT 🔭 🧪 #planetsci