Star Sends X-Ray Storm to Companion Planet

A nearby planet 880 light-years from Earth is being bombarded by intense X-ray emission from its fully formed parent star, a phenomenon which is typical of much younger stars.
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This graphic shows the star CoRoT-2a, which has a planet in close orbit around it. The separation between them is about 3 percent of the distance between the Earth and the sun, causing some exotic effects not seen in our solar system. (NASA)
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