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A Tiny, ‘Cold’ Star Has Released One of The Most Powerful Superflares Ever Seen – ScienceAlert
As far as stars go, SDSSJ013333 resembles the quiet kid in school nobody remembers. Small, dim, and unremarkable, it does little to gain attention. That is until…
As far as stars go, SDSSJ013333 resembles the quiet kid in school nobody remembers. Small, dim, and unremarkable, it does little to gain attention. That is until it throws a whopping big tantrum.
Days before 2018 drew to a close, the Ground-based Wide Angle Camera (GWAC) at Xinglong Observatory in Beijing alerted researchers to a burst of light worth paying attention to.
After hitting its peak in just under a minute, the entire event a solar flare dubbed GWAC 181229A lasted a matter of a few hours….
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