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21.02.2020
Scientists observe giant X-ray flare from a tiny star
Tübingen astrophysicist involved in the interpretation of a so far unique discovery
A star of about eight percent the Sun’s mass has been caught emitting an enormous ‘super flare’ of X-rays – a dramatic high-energy eruption that poses a fundamental problem for astronomers, who did not think it possible on stars that small.
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Link to ESA press release:
http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XMM-Newton_reveals_giant_flare_from_a_tiny_star
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