Massive stellar explosion reshapes what we know about planetary safety and stability

Massive stellar explosion reshapes what we know about planetary safety and stability

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. They hurl giant clouds of plasma through space, spark auroras and can slowly peel away a planet’s atmosphere. Yet even with decades of searching, no one had caught a confirmed CME from another star in the act. That mystery has finally cracked open.…