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Artist's renditions of the space weather around M dwarf TIC 141146667.  The torus of ionized gas is sculpted by the star's magnetic field and rotation, with two pinched, dense clumps present on opposing sides of the star. Illustrations by Navid Marvi, courtesy Carnegie Science.
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Artist's conception of moon-forming environment. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Gabriele Cugno (University of Zürich, NCCR PlanetS), Sierra Grant (Carnegie Institution for Science), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI)
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