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The thick external layer also means that a planetary engulfment would not change a star's composition much since the ingested material would rapidly be diluted -- ruling out the second explanation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

Now that scientists know what planetary engulfment likely looks like, "we can look for similar events in the future, especially as infrared surveys become increasingly common in the next decade," De said.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2023

“How does the process of engulfment actually happen?”

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023

Creating models of engulfment events is also tricky, partly because of the extreme disparities between the sizes of stars and their planetary meals.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Swifter than light her thoughts flew back to the last hours of consciousness which had preceded that strange and terrible engulfment of her being.

From The Invader A Novel by Woods, Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa)