Swift Catches Mega Flare from a Mini Star

In April 2014, NASA's Swift mission detected a massive superflare from a red dwarf star in the binary system DG CVn, located about 60 light-years away. Astronomers Rachel Osten of the Space Telescope Science Institute and Stephen Drake of NASA Goddard discuss this remarkable event.

Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/S. Wiessinger