Sentences with phrase «powerful flares of»

That said, one caveat is that some red dwarfs are known to be violently active and to unleash powerful flares of radiation that could destroy any semblance of habitability on a planet.
TRAPPIST - 1 may be small and dim, but dwarf stars like it often emit powerful flares of radiation that could make water and life on its planets impossible without thick protective atmospheres.
A powerful flare of X-rays was the star's final scream.

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These particles are the by - products of solar flares, the most powerful explosions anywhere in the solar system.
A study at arXiv.org ventures that the Milky Way's black hole may have flared up one or two million years ago, sending off powerful jets of energetic particles.
at least 10 times more powerful than a 1989 flare that knocked out power to the entire province of Quebec, Canada.
On November 8th and 9th an especially powerful solar flare and CME sprayed SOHO's CCD camera with a cloud of high - energy particles, creating snowy pictures.
The eruptions the team studied to make their prediction were 150 times more powerful than an average flare and at least 10 times more powerful than a 1989 flare that knocked out power to the entire province of Quebec, Canada.
Red dwarfs, by far the most abundant type of star in the galaxy, can create planet - like signals during their powerful flares.
And yet the most powerful flares can lead to major disruptions on Earth, causing interference with telecommunications or knocking out electrical power grids across entire regions of the world.
Based on data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, it appears that the sun threw more tantrums than expected, in the form of powerful x-ray flares that zapped the surrounding disk of gas and dust.
Like the aftershocks of an earthquake, violent x-ray flares have been discovered in the aftermath of gamma - ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe.
One of STEREO's most important tasks will be tracking solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which pack the force of a billion - megaton nuclear bomb and are the most powerful explosions in the solar system.
The initial blast from this record - setting series of explosions was as much as 10,000 times more powerful than the largest solar flare ever recorded.
DG CVn, a binary consisting of two red dwarf stars shown here in an artist's rendering, unleashed a series of powerful flares seen by NASA's Swift.
During the last two months, several of these powerful solar flares have been observed, some with associated coronal mass ejections that, in turn, can produce geomagnetic storms that perturb the communication systems in some regions of Earth, especially radio broadcasts and GPS systems.
The Orion Nebula (left, in infrared light) contains hundreds of young stars that emit surprisingly powerful flares, according to a 13 - day exposure in x-rays (right).
Powerful device to study puzzling process First plasma marks completion of construction of FLARE
Sunspots are magnetically active regions that can trigger coronal mass ejections, solar flares and produce powerful streams of solar wind — all of which can generate powerful geomagnetic storms on Earth.
During their early life, Sun - like stars spin very fast, creating extremely high levels of magnetic activity that drive powerful stellar flares, coronal mass ejections, and an outpouring of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation.
Some believe they are explosions in distant galaxies, or flares caused by distant magnetars, highly magnetic pulsars that emit bursts of powerful radiation.
In two related experiments, researchers used powerful lasers to recreate a tiny laboratory version of what happens at the beginning of solar flares and stellar explosions, creating something like a gigantic plasma tsunami in space.
Supermassive black holes can be relatively tranquil or they can flare up and drive incredibly powerful jets of subatomic particles deep into intergalactic space; quasars seen in the very early Universe are an extreme example.
Stellar flares can be four orders of magnitude more powerful, which is thought be due to bigger starspot regions generated by a more efficient dynamo process, because many of the flaring stars rotate faster than the Sun.
To treat, cover up where possible and in the event of a flare up, Repair Lotion with its powerful extracts of chamomile and stellaria may help settle the skin down.
Black high - waisted satin trousers matched with curious crop tops and bodices, flirty yet strong mini dresses with flared and pleated skirts, body - con ones in bright hues, structural blazers and jackets, show - stopping tops featuring thematic prints and styles are some of the powerful says of Alexander Wang for this coming spring!
Tempers flare on the hottest day of summer in Bed - Stuy; it's as powerful as it is simple.
As seen in these renderings, a Buick Avista convertible would keep much of the design that made the coupe concept car so appealing: Buick's elegant, wide - mouth nose; powerful, massively flared rear haunches; and sensuous shoulder lines that grace the bodysides.
Similarly, new flared rear wings that accommodate the 50 mm (2 inches) wider rear track are designed to emphasise the powerful stance of this ultra-high performance coupe.
Adjacent to the line to the bottom are the clearly flared wings, which create a very powerful sideline and produce a silhouette that — although robustly composed in the style of an SUV — is reminiscent of a sports car.
Redesigned for the 2005 model year, Pathfinder evolves the now classic look of the previous generations - including a large, powerful hood and headlights, solid shoulder line, large integrated fender flares, short front and rear overhangs and Nissan SUV signature angled C - pillar with high - mounted rear door handles.
The prominent front and rear spoilers flare away from the center of the car, housing wide, large - diameter wheels, while the door panels are pulled inwards, creating a powerful three - dimensional form that mirrors the spindle shape of the Lexus grille.
The flared wheel arches resemble the powerful stance of a predator waiting to pounce.
The flared lips of the wheel arches are also powerful.
The bonnet is set higher than on the RC, helping create a powerful, flared profile true to the ethos of Lexus's F models.
The bootlid design has a powerful «double horse - shoe» motif, reminiscent of the new Bentley Mulsanne, while flared elliptical exhaust tailpipes reinforce the new GT's sporting credentials.
The outer flanks of the hood facing downward form a cascade - like contour together with the widely flared wheel arches, giving the front view of the BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo a wide and powerful look.
An example of a powerful flare erupting on the Sun (from May 5, 2015).
After waging war for the freedom of Humanity and driving them back, Mankind and the first civilization was undone by a very powerful solar flare, which brought the technology of that time tumbling into the dust.
The High - Conflict Couple adapts the powerful techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into skills you can use to tame out - of - control emotions that flare up in your relationship.
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