Scientists have discovered the most powerful flare on a star in the history of observations

The sun is characterized by flares and coronal mass ejections. Stars that are far from us in this regard

they do not differ. Recently, scientists were able to see the most powerful flare in the history of observations.

What is known

The researchers managed to see the most powerful flashKyoto University in Japan. One of the stars of the binary system V1355 Orionis, located 400 light years from our planet, ejected matter at a speed of almost 1000 km/s. The flare was an order of magnitude stronger than the most powerful such phenomena on the Sun.

The spacecraft was used for observations.Observatory Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). It is designed to search for exoplanets. The scientists were also helped by the Seimei Telescope, almost 4 meters in size.

Astronomers do not fully understand the nature of flares, so such observations are very useful, especially when it comes to anomalies. They allow you to more accurately predict flares on the Sun.