Artist's impression of space weather around the dwarf star M TIC 141146667. The torus of ionized gas is shaped by the star's magnetic field and rotation, with two dense, tightly packed clumps on opposite sides of the star. Credit: Illustration by Navid Marvi, Carnegie Science

Artist's impression of space weather around the dwarf star M TIC 141146667. The torus of ionized gas is shaped by the star's magnetic field and rotation, with two dense, tightly packed clumps on opposite sides of the star. Credit: Illustration by Navid Marvi, Carnegie Science

Artist's impression of space weather around the dwarf star M TIC 141146667. The torus of ionized gas is shaped by the star's magnetic field and rotation, with two dense, tightly packed clumps on opposite sides of the star. Credit: Illustration by Navid Marvi, Carnegie Science