We take it for granted most of the time, but the Sun is mighty important to our very existence. Without it, we wouldn’t be here at all, and scientists have worked tirelessly for centuries to learn as much about it as possible. But what we know about our own star doesn’t necessarily translate to others, and observing the behavior of stars in other galaxies has proven mighty difficult.
Now, in a scientific first, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has detected one specific behavior that scientists studying our own Sun are very familiar with: a coronal mass ejection. The CME, which was produced by a star named HR 9024, happened some 450 light years away, but it was bright enough to be spotted by the observatory’s sensitive instruments.
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NASA just spotted a nearby star throwing a temper tantrum originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 14:09:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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