Emily Chan
According to Berger, more space telescope data is needed to identify the exact source of the UV emissions in red dwarf flares.
All in all, the team’s work has changed the image of what environments around stars less massive than our sun is like and emphasized the need for further investigations into how stellar flares affect exoplanetary environments.
“Using space telescopes to obtain UV spectra of stars will be crucial for better understanding the origins of this emission,” said Berger.
The details of the study were published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
