Surface Mass Ejection
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Description
A surface mass ejection (SME), depicted in this illustration, is a relatively recently discovered phenomenon in stellar astrophysics. They are similar to coronal mass ejections but on a far larger scale. During an SME, a star can release hundreds of billions of times more material than a coronal event, equivalent to the mass of a small planet. This was first observed in the red supergiant Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion.
Details
Title: Surface Mass Ejection
Date: 16 Nov 2023
Medium: Photoshop
Category: Space
Keywords: Adobe Photoshop, astrophysics, destruction, engulfed, gas giant, red giant, SME, space weather, stellar evolution, surface mass ejection