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ESA astronomers announce first ever confirmed detection of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on a star other than our own


Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted an explosive burst of material thrown out into space by another star – a burst powerful enough to strip away the atmosphere of any unlucky planet in its path.

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