Did a Sun-like star quietly swallow one of its own planets, leaving behind a spike of lithium it should have lost long ago?

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An aging star has far more lithium than it should. Astronomers say the likeliest reason is that TOI-5882 swallowed one of its own planets, though they call it a candidate, not a verdict. The post Did a Sun-like star quietly swallow one of its own planets, leaving behind a spike of lithium it should have lost long ago? appeared first on Space Daily .