The first planet found by the Kepler space telescope is doomed
Every year, the planet inches closer to its star
![illustration of a planet spiraling into its star](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/121322_lg_Doomed-Kepler-planet_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Like the giant planet illustrated here, the planet Kepler 1658b is on a slow death spiral into its sun.
Engine House VFX, At-Bristol Science Centre, University of Exeter