The TESS@MIT team announced the discovery of BD+ 05 4868 Ab, a planet orbiting a cool, Sun-like star only 140 light years away. Orbiting perilously close to its host star at a period of only 30.5 hours, the planet is rapidly evaporating into dust by emanating enormous dusty tails. TESS’s discovery of this planet’s catastrophic yet spectacular demise may give astronomers unique opportunities for mineral studies of rocky planet interiors. Read more about this discovery at MIT News.