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A Young Sun Analog Flared 26 Times in 11 Hours

Hubble recorded far-ultraviolet events lasting 90–960 seconds with energies up to about 10³¹ ergs.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-09-17-017
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Summary

Hubble recorded far-ultraviolet events lasting 90–960 seconds with energies up to about 10³¹ ergs.

Hubble observations of the 45-million-year-old star DS Tuc A found 26 far-ultraviolet flares during 11.1 hours. Durations ranged from 90 to 960 seconds and observed-band energies from about 10²⁹ to 10³¹ ergs. The activity constrains radiation environments around young solar analogs and the transiting planet DS Tuc Ab; scaled X-ray and bolometric values remain model-derived.

Why it matters

Hubble recorded far-ultraviolet events lasting 90–960 seconds with energies up to about 10³¹ ergs.

Limits and context

  • The activity constrains radiation environments around young solar analogs and the transiting planet DS Tuc Ab; scaled X-ray and bolometric values remain model-derived.

Key claims

  1. Hubble recorded far-ultraviolet events lasting 90–960 seconds with energies up to about 10³¹ ergs.

    Qualification: The activity constrains radiation environments around young solar analogs and the transiting planet DS Tuc Ab; scaled X-ray and bolometric values remain model-derived.

    Evidence: source-2026-09-17-019

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2609.17683arXiv · primary research

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