James Clerk Maxwell Telescope discovers flare 10 billion times more powerful than those on the sun
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

The Hawaii-based James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) has discovered a stellar flare 10 billion times more powerful than the Sun`s solar flares, a history-making discovery that could unlock decades-old questions about the origin of our own Sun and planets, giving insight into how these celestial bodies were born.