SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 12, 2025Interesting Engineering

In a historic first, astronomers observe massive solar eruption on nearby star

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Astronomers have achieved a historic milestone by directly observing a coronal mass ejection (CME) from a star other than our Sun for the first time. Using radio telescopes, researchers detected the massive solar eruption from a red dwarf located 40 light-years away, which has a magnetic field 300 times stronger than our Sun's. This breakthrough could help scientists better understand space weather impacts on Earth and guide the search for habitable exoplanets around other stars.

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