The helium flash stage will always completely destroy a star and any planets nearby it

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The helium flash is a stage in the evolution of low to intermediate-mass stars (around 0.5 to 2.5 solar masses) where the core rapidly ignites helium into carbon in a degenerate core, but it does not destroy the star. Instead, it leads to the expansion and cooling of the outer layers and marks the star's transition from the red giant branch to the horizontal branch in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. The process does not lead to the star's destruction or significantly affect its planetary system.

The Helium Flash Stage Will Always Completely Destroy a Star