Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

First-Ever Detection of Intense CME from Dwarf Star

11/28/2025

50 3

Summary

Story summary

Researchers detected a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf, the first such observation.
The study, published in Nature, used the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope to identify a Type II burst from StKM-1262, 130 light-years away.
This CME is far more intense than solar CMEs, raising concerns about the habitability of nearby planets.
Future work will gather more data on CMEs and their impact on exoplanets.

1 of 1

Story summary

Researchers detected a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf, the first such observation.
The study, published in Nature, used the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope to identify a Type II burst from StKM-1262, 130 light-years away.
This CME is far more intense than solar CMEs, raising concerns about the habitability of nearby planets.
Future work will gather more data on CMEs and their impact on exoplanets.