The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week

By Live Science Staff | February 15, 2019 11:31pm ET

Each week we uncover the most interesting and informative articles from around the world, here are 10 of the coolest stories in science this week.

A Powerful Blast

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The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, perched atop the dormant Mauna Kea volcano, recently detected an incredibly powerful solar flare blasting out from the vicinity of Orion's belt.
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In November 2016, astronomers watched a young star some 1,500 light-years away from Earth belch out an explosion of plasma and radiation that was roughly 10 billion times more powerful than any flare ever seen leaving Earth's sun. This sudden stellar eruption may be the most luminous known flare ever released by a young star — and it could help scientists better understand the still-murky process of star formation. [Read more about the flare.]

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