Powerful Megaflare from Small Star Stuns Scientists (Video, Image)
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
On April 23, NASA's Swift satellite observed an incredibly intense flare coming from DG Canum Venaticorum, a system of two red dwarfs located about 60 light-years from Earth. The eruption put to shame anything ever seen on the sun.