Fried Planets Quiz

What did astronomers observe about the red giant BD+48 740?

• It has consumed one of its planets.

• It is forming new planets.

• It is moving away from Earth.

• It is shrinking in size.

What is expected to happen to the sun in about five billion years?

• It will become a black hole.

• It will shrink to a white dwarf.

• It will expand into a red giant.

• It will explode as a supernova.

What could potentially save Earth from being engulfed by the sun's red giant phase?

• Earth's orbit spiraling outward.

• The sun shrinking in size.

• Earth moving closer to the sun.

• The sun losing all its mass.

What unusual element was found in the atmosphere of BD+48 740?

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Lithium

• Carbon

What does the elliptical orbit of the gas giant around BD+48 740 suggest?

• The planet is about to be consumed.

• A past catastrophic event altered its orbit.

• The planet is forming new moons.

• The star is shrinking.