First planet of its kind with ‘gargantuan’ comet-like tail discovered
Planet’s ‘tail’ is millions of miles long, researchers say
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Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
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