Astronomers spot a rare planet-stripping eruption on a nearby star
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Astronomers using European space telescopes detected the first confirmed coronal mass ejection from another star, a violent burst of material that had been theorized but never proven beyond our Sun. The eruption from a red dwarf star 130 light-years away traveled at extraordinary speeds and was powerful enough to strip atmospheres from nearby planets, potentially affecting habitability around the most common star types hosting exoplanets.
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