A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own atmosphere.

HIP 67522 b, a Jupiter-sized planet, orbits its star in just 7 days. Its closeness disturbs the star’s magnetic field, triggering stellar flares that scorch the planet’s atmosphere ...

When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption ...