Posted on 05/02/2021 9:48:14 AM PDT by zeestephen
MacGregor and her colleagues observed Proxima Centauri for 40 hours using nine telescopes on the ground and in space. In the process, they got a surprise: Proxima Centauri ejected a flare, or a burst of radiation that begins near the surface of a star, that ranks as one of the most violent seen anywhere in the galaxy..."The star went from normal to 14,000 times brighter when seen in ultraviolet wavelengths over the span of a few seconds," said MacGregor.
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Well, so much for there being any place to live there.
Gotta be a yellow star, middle aged and in the Goldilocks Zone.............................
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