Remarkable Flare Star Attracts Attention

Source - NASA Science News for February 10, 2009

A gamma-ray flare star 30,000 light years from Earth is putting on a remarkable show for NASA spacecraft. Highlights include ghostly x-ray "light halos" and eruptions packing more total energy than the Sun puts out in 20 years.

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