One of the main questions in exoplanet science concerns M dwarfs (red dwarfs) and the habitability of exoplanets that orbit ...

The Einstein Probe space telescope has captured a powerful X-ray outburst from a nearby K-type star, offering a rare, high-resolution look at how stellar magnetic fields unleash sudden bursts of ...

The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it's also the star we understand the most. As we've observed it over the centuries, we've learned that the sun is not an immortal constant. It goes ...

Scientists using NASA’s Swift satellite have spotted a stellar flare on a nearby star so powerful that, had it been from our sun, it would have triggered a mass extinction on Earth. The flare was ...

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