Animation Of Rotating Red Dwarf Star (VIDEO)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

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Animation of artist's impression of red dwarf star TVLM 513-46546. ALMA observations suggest that it has an amazingly powerful magnetic field, potentially associated with a flurry of solar-flare-like eruptions.

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NRAO/AUI/NSF; Dana Berry / SkyWorks

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