A planet, roughly the size of Jupiter, was swallowed by its host star. We got to watch the energetic "burp" that followed. This discovery is the culmination of a collaborative effort between many observational and theoretical facilities. The observations, led by Kishalay De (MIT), were interpreted by Morgan MacLeod (CfA), shaping our understanding of this event as the swallowing of a planet.  

Watch the video here!

https://youtu.be/uu-jQWf0Z4k