I was a little suspicious of a recent science article on RT.com. What do you think?
Astronomers in the United States revealed on Wednesday that they had witnessed for the first time one of the most destructive forces in the cosmos: a dying star which had expanded massively into a red giant and destroyed a planet which had the misfortune of being nearby.
Scientists believe that most planets are eventually destroyed when their host star burns all of its available energy and begins its process of dying by expanding into a red giant. It is the final stage of a star’s stellar evolution – and the star goes down fighting, bringing everything nearby with it into its celestial grave.
So, are you ready to 'follow the Science?' Or is this all a little too metaphorical for you? For "dying star," substitute dying Empire. For "planet," substitute Ukraine or NATO vassal states.
At any rate, whoever wrote this 'science' piece, must have had a smile on their face!
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