The flare star WX UMa becomes 15 times brighter in less than three minutes
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astrophysicists at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and the Byurakan Observatory (Armenia) have detected a star of low luminosity which within a matter of moments gave off a flare so strong that it became almost 15 times brighter. The star in question is the flare star WX UMa.