Webb spots solar flares from TRAPPIST for the first time

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Webb spots solar flares from TRAPPIST for the first time
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One promising stellar system for gaining insights is TRAPPIST-1, a red dwarf star situated roughly 40 light-years away from Earth.This star system is considered a “planetary gold mine” because it harbors seven planets that are similar in size to Earth. Notably, a minimum of three rocky planets within this system are positioned within the habitable zone, making them intriguing candidates in the hunt for worlds with Earth-like atmospheres.

For the first time, they were able to detect four solar flares blasting from around the star TRAPPIST-1. It is usually challenging to image the distant worlds as they are obscured by the strong glare of their parent star. The study team notes, however, that this strategy is only "a partial solution."They then created a mathematical approach to separate the light released by these flares from the star's usual radiation, similar to how a smartphone photo is filtered to remove glare.

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