Astronomers Detect Massive Stellar Explosions and Their Implications for Extraterrestrial Life
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Astronomers have detected a massive stellar eruption from a star 130 light-years away, providing the first strong evidence of coronal mass ejections beyond our solar system, which could impact the habitability of nearby planets and inform our understanding of space weather risks.
Topics:top-news#coronal-mass-ejection#exoplanets#red-dwarf-stars#science#space-weather#star-eruption
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