Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Observing the Universe often means contemplating phenomena that occurred millions of years ago. But sometimes, the ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, confirmed a colossal coronal mass ejection from a distant star, a blast so powerful it ...

For years, astronomers talked about coronal mass ejections on other stars almost like ghost stories. You hear signs, hints and clues, but never the thing itself. Our own Sun throws these storms often.

A CME is formed when a large amount of plasma is violently ejected from a star's upper atmosphere and spreads into space.

The first confirmed sighting of a giant explosion on a nearby star has been spotted by astronomers. They observed an explosive burst of material thrown out into space by another star – a huge burst ...