Flare star
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flare-star-176-11086931
title:
Flare star
text:
A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to the magnetic energy stored in the stars' atmospheres. The brightness increase is across the spectrum, from X-rays to radio waves. Flare activity among late-type stars was first reported by A. van Maanen in 1945, for WX Ursae Majoris and YZ Canis Minoris. However, the best-known flare
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Variable star that brightens unpredictably
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_star
date created:
2005-03-10T08:13:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T17:45:38Z
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image:
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13
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