It's not the Sun, but rapid changes in the magnetic field surrounding its central object are a very probable cause for its recent flares.
It's not the Sun, but rapid changes in the magnetic field surrounding its central object are a very probable cause for its recent flares. Radiation from this object was used to map the Sun's corona and measure the thickness of Titan. Jan Oort was able to determine that the polarized light from this object was a product of synchrotron radiation. At its center, this object contains a pulsar with a period of 33 milliseconds which is one of the brightest gamma ray sources in the sky. SN 1054, the supernova responsible for what the Chinese called a "guest star", produced this object. Identify this supernova remnant, the first entry in the Messier catalogue.
It's not the Sun, but rapid changes in the magnetic field surrounding its central object are a very probable cause for its recent flares.
{Crab Nebula}  [accept {M1} until mentioned]