'Completely new phenomenon': Alien planet is causing its star to …
6 hours ago · Astronomers have spotted an alien planet orbiting so closely to its home star, the planet's magnetic field is triggering massive solar flares to erupt. This is the first time a planet …
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky
6 hours ago · In this artist’s impression, the planet HIP 67522 b sends a wave of energy along magnetic field lines toward the surface of its host star—triggering a massive flare when the …
Exoplanets that cling too tightly to their stars trigger their own …
6 hours ago · Some planets take the expression "you're your own worst enemy" to the extreme, triggering stellar flares from their own parent stars by being too clingy.
Discovery Alert: Flaring Star, Toasted Planet - Science@NASA
5 hours ago · The Discovery A giant planet some 400 light-years away, HIP 67522 b, orbits its parent star so tightly that it appears to cause frequent flares from the star’s surface, heating …
Scientists are BAFFLED after discovering the first ever 'planet with …
6 hours ago · The first ever recorded 'planet with a death wish' orbits so close to its host star that it triggers huge flares of radiation every time it orbits.
Close-in planet induces flares on its host star - Nature
21 hours ago · Planet-induced flares on HIP 67522, a 17 million-year-old G dwarf star with two known close-in planets, were detected.
This Planet Is Triggering Its Own Star’s Deadly Flares
21 hours ago · In the vast black ocean of space, where stars burn quietly and planets drift in silent obedience, a cosmic tragedy is unfolding. A young planet, barely a teenager by stellar …
Astronomy Swiss space telescope discovers "suicidal" planets
21 hours ago · Astronomers have discovered a "suicidal" planet with the Swiss Cheops space telescope. The exoplanet with the name HIP 67522 b triggers solar flares that are so strong …
A Single Stellar Flare Could Change a Planet's Atmosphere in Just …
5 days ago · They can erupt in spectacular bursts of energy that disrupt the space around them, and these stellar flares can dramatically alter the atmospheres of planets, even within just a …
Solar flares may change the weather on distant worlds—and …
Jun 23, 2025 · A new study has uncovered a connection between solar flares—sudden outbursts of radiation from stars—and short-term weather patterns on distant Earth-like planets.