Artist's Impression of a Giant Flare on the Surface of Red Giant Mira A (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Artist's Impression of a Giant Flare on the Surface of Red Giant Mira A

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This is an artist's impression of a giant flare on the surface of red giant Mira A. Behind the star, material is falling onto the star's tiny companion Mira B.

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Katja Lindblom, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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