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Dutch researchers first to observe solar flares from star other than our Sun


An international team of astronomers led by Dutch and French researchers was the first to observe plasma ejections and solar flares on a star outside of our solar system. Researchers have long believed that coronal mass ejections (CMEs) - large eruptions of magnetized plasma - observed on our Sun also occur on other stars, but this is the first time it has been confirmed. “This gives us a chance to move beyond theory based solely on the Sun,” said lead researcher Dr. Joseph Callingham of ASTRON.

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