Astronomers spot coronal mass ejection on distant star

June 3 (UPI) -- Scientists have for the first time observed a coronal mass ejection, CME, on the surface of a distant star.

Until now, astronomers had only observed coronal mass ejections emanating from our own sun, but data collected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory revealed a powerful eruption exploding from the surface of HR 9024, a distant star.

While surveying Chandra data, astronomers identified an explosion of X-rays followed by a large burst of plasma.

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