[University of Michigan] New research led by the University of Michigan is helping set the stage for future observatories to characterize rocky planets outside our solar system, planets that could […]
61 Cygni
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Stellar Winds Of Three Sun-like Stars Detected For The First Time
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Vienna has for the first time directly detected stellar winds from three Sun-like stars by recording the X-ray […]
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The Crucial Role Of Surface Magnetic Fields For Stellar Dynamos: Epsilon Eridani, 61 Cygni A, and the Sun
Cool main-sequence stars, such as the Sun, have magnetic fields which are generated by an internal dynamo mechanism. In the Sun, the dynamo mechanism produces a balance between the amounts […]