A superflare observed in the M star AD Leo. The study: “The Great Flare of 2021 November 19 on AD Leo. Simultaneous XMM-Newton and TESS observations” of B. Stelzer (Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen) appeared on A&A
Flares are transient and energetic phenomena that occur in most stars and can be observed with high spatial and temporal resolution in the Sun. These phenomena are triggered by a sudden release of energy previously stored in the star’s magnetic field, which, after a sequence of events, leads to extreme heating of the stellar plasma. The heated plasma then rapidly
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