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Researchers led by Dr. Shen Liping of the Space Variable Object Observation (SVOM) Research Team and National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese

A Tiny, Cold Star Has Released One of The Most Powerful Superflares Ever Seen 8 JANUARY 2021 As far as stars go, SDSSJ013333 resembles the quiet kid in school nobody remembers. Small, dim, and unremarkable, it does little to gain attention. That is until it throws a whopping big tantrum.   Days before 2018 drew to a close, the Ground-based Wide Angle Camera (GWAC) at Xinglong Observatory in Beijing alerted researchers to a burst of light worth paying attention to. After hitting its peak in j...