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  • * Astrophysics
  • * Stellar physics
  • * Exoplanetary science

Background:

  • * Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are significant drivers of space weather and can erode planetary atmospheres.
  • * Previous studies inferred stellar CMEs indirectly, lacking direct observational evidence outside our solar system.
  • * Type II radio bursts are reliable signatures of fast CMEs originating from shock waves.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To report the first unambiguous detection of a stellar coronal mass ejection (CME) via a type II radio burst.
  • * To characterize the properties of this stellar radio burst and compare it to solar CMEs.
  • * To establish observational constraints on CME impacts on exoplanets.

Main Methods:

  • * Targeted radio observations of the early M dwarf star StKM 1-1262.
  • * Analysis of the frequency, time, and polarization properties of the detected radio burst.
  • * Comparison of the observed burst characteristics with those of solar type II bursts.

Main Results:

  • * Detection of a radio burst from StKM 1-1262 exhibiting properties identical to solar type II bursts.
  • * The observed burst provides direct evidence of a CME from a star other than our Sun.
  • * Estimated rate of similar radio luminous events from M dwarfs is 0.84 × 10-3 per day per star.

Conclusions:

  • * Direct observation of stellar CMEs is now possible, moving beyond solar system extrapolation.
  • * This finding enables observational studies of CME effects on exoplanetary atmospheres.
  • * The rate of CME events provides crucial data for understanding space weather impacts on planets orbiting M dwarf stars.