Dwarf and planet (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Dwarf and planet

Caption

Illustration of a red dwarf star orbited by a hypothetical exoplanet. Red dwarfs erupt with intense flares that could strip a nearby planet's atmosphere over time, or make the surface inhospitable to life as we know it.

Credit

NASA/ESA/STScI/G. Bacon

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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