File:NASA's Swift Mission Observes Mega Flares from a Mini Star.jpg

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English: DG Canum Venaticorum (DG CVn), a binary consisting of two red dwarf stars shown here in an artist's rendering, unleashed a series of powerful flares seen by NASA's Swift. At its peak, the initial flare was brighter in X-rays than the combined light from both stars at all wavelengths under typical conditions.
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