In a star system far, far away – to be more precise, 2,600 light years away – there is an exoplanet called Kepler-1658b. It's a gas giant that resembles our Jupiter. But what differentiates it from Jupiter is that this poor planet is doomed. It's spiraling toward its parent star, which will eventually end in a fiery collision! Will it have any effect on us down on Earth?

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