Free Astronomy Magazine January-February 2026 ARABIC VERSION

A First confirmed sighting of explosive burst on nearby star byESA stronomers using the Euro- peanSpaceAgency’sXMM- Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have de- finitivelyspottedanexplosiveburst of material thrown out into space by another star – a burst powerful enough to strip away the atmos- phere of any unlucky planet in its path.Theburstwasacoronalmass ejection(CME),eruptionsweoften see coming from the Sun. During a CME, massive amounts of material areflungoutfromourstar,flooding thesurroundingspace.Thesedra- matic expulsions shape and drive spaceweather,suchasthedazzling auroras we see on Earth, and can chip away at the atmospheres of anynearbyplanets.ButwhileCMEs are commonplace at the Sun, we hadn’t convincingly spotted oneon another star – until now. “As- tronomershavewantedtospota CME on another star for decades,” says Joe Callingham of the Nether- lands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON), author of the new re- search published in Nature . “Previ- ous findings have inferred that they exist, or hinted at their presence, but haven’t actually confirmed that materialhasdefinitivelyescaped JANUARY-FEBRUARY2026 أول رﺻﺪ ﻣﺆﻛﺪ ﻻﻧﻔﺠﺎر ﻋﻨ ﻒﻋﻠﻰﻧ ﻢﻗﺮ ﺐ : ﻘﻠﻢ اﻟﻤﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟـﺠﻨﻮﺑﻲ 46 ﻣﺠﻠﺔ FreeAstronomy ﺎﻟﻌﺮ ﺔ ﻈﻬﺮ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺮﺳﻢ اﻟﺘﺨ ﻠﻲ ﺎً ﻗﺰﻣ أ ﻤﺮ اً وﻫﻮ ﻄﻠﻖ وﻣﻀﺔ ﺿﻮﺋ ﺔ ﺳﺎﻃﻌﺔ واﻧﻔﺠﺎر ـﺔ . ـﺎﻟﻨ ﻢ ﺗﺤـ ﻂ أﻧﻤــﺎط اﻣــﺔ دو ا ــﺎﻟﻠﻮﻧ ﻷ ﻤــﺮ واﻟ ﻘــﺎﻟﻲﻣﻤـﺎ ﺸــ إﻟــﻰ ﻧﺸـﺎطﺷــﺪ ﺪ ـ وﻓــﻲ اﻟــ ﺨﻠﻔ ﺔ ﻈﻬــﺮ ﻮﻛــﺐ أزرق ﺻﻐ ﻣﻊ ﺧ ﻂ ﺧﺎﻓ ﺖ ﺸ ﮫ اﻟﻀ ﺎب ﻤﺘـﺪ ﻣ ﺘﻌـﺪ اً ﻋﻨـﮫ ﻓـﻲ إﺷـﺎرة إﻟـﻰ أن ﻏﻼﻓـﮫ اﻟـ ـ ﺠﻮي ﺘﻌـﺮّض ﻟﻼﻧﺠﺮاف أو اﻟﺘﻌﺮ ﺔ . [Olena Shmahalo/Callingham et al.] اﺳـﺘﺨﺪم ﻋﻠﻤﺎء اﻟﻔﻠﻚ ﻣﺮﺻﺪ إﻛـﺲ إم إم ﻧﻴﻮﺗﻦ اﻟﻔﻀـﺎﺋﻲ اﻟﺘـﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﻮﻛﺎﻟـﺔ اﻟﻔﻀـﺎء اﻷوروﺑﻴﺔ، إﱃ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺗﻠﺴﻜﻮب ﻟﻮﻓﺎر ﻟﺮﺻـﺪ اﻧﻔﺠﺎر ﻋﻨﻴﻒ ﻣﻦ ا ﺎدة ﻗُـﺬف إﱃ اﻟﻔﻀـﺎء ﻣﻦ ﻧﺠﻢ آﺧﺮ وﻫﻮ اﻧﻔﺠﺎر ﻗﻮي ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻔـ ﻲ ﻻﻧﺘــﺰاع اﻟﻐـﻼف اﻟﺠـﻮي ﻷي ﻛﻮﻛـﺐ ﳼء اﻟﺤﻆ ﻳﻘﻊ ﰲ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻪ . ﻛﺎن ﻫـﺬا اﻻﻧﻔﺠـﺎر اﻧﺒﻌﺎث ﻛﺘﲇ إﻛﻠﻴﲇ وﻫﻲ ﺛـﻮرات ﻧﺸـﻬﺪﻫﺎ اً ﻛﺜ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﻤﺲ وﺧﻼل ﺣـﺪث اﻻﻧﺒﻌـﺎث اﻟﻜﺘﲇ اﻹﻛﻠﻴﲇ ﻘﺬفﺗ ﻛﻤﻴـﺎت ﻫﺎﺋﻠـﺔ ﻣـﻦ ا ﺎدة ﻣﻦ ﻧﺠﻤﻨﺎ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﻐﻤﺮ اﻟﻔﻀﺎء ا ﺤـﻴﻂ ﺑﻪ وﺗﺸﻜﻞ ﻫﺬ ه اﻻﻧﺒﻌﺎﺛﺎت اﻟﺪراﻣ ﻴﺔ وﺗﺤﺮ ك أﺣﻮال اﻟﻄﻘـﺲ اﻟﻔﻀـﺎﺋﻲ، ﻣﺜـﻞ اﻟﺸـﻔﻖ ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ اﻟﻘﻄﺒﻲ اﻟﺬي ﻧﺮاه ﻋﲆ اﻷرض، ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﺎ أن ﺗﻨﺤﺖ أو ﺗﻀﻌﻒ أﻏﻠﻔﺔ اﻟﻜﻮاﻛﺐ اﻟﻘﺮﻳﺒﺔ وﻣﻊ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ أن ﻫـﺬه اﻷﺣـﺪاث ﺷـﺎﺋﻌﺔ ﻋـﲆ اﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻧﺮﺻﺪ واﺣﺪ اً ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﺸـﻜﻞ ﻣﺆﻛّﺪ ﻋﲆ ﻧﺠﻢ آﺧﺮ . ﺣﺘﻰ اﻵن ﻳﻘـﻮل ﺟـﻮ ﻛﻮﻟﻴﻨﻐﻬـﺎم ﻣـﻦ ﻣﻌﻬـﺪ اﻟﻔﻠــﻚ اﻟﺮادﻳــﻮي اﻟﻬﻮﻟﻨ ) ﺪي أﺳﱰون ( وﻫـﻮ ﻣﺆﻟـﻒ اﻟﺒﺤـﺚ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ا ﻨﺸﻮر ﰲ ﻣﺠﻠﺔ ﻧﻴﺘــﴩ :» رﻏـﺐ ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ ﻋﻠﻤﺎء اﻟﻔﻠـﻚ ﻣﻨـﺬ ﻋﻘـﻮد ﰲ رﺻـﺪ ﺣـﺪث اﻧﺒﻌﺎث ﻛﺘﲇ إﻛﻠﻴﲇ ﻋﲆ ﻧﺠﻢ آﺧﺮ . اﻟﺪراﺳﺎت اﻟ ﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺴﺘ ﻨﺘﺞ وﺟﻮدﻫـﺎ أو ﺗﻠﻤـﺢ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺆﻛﺪ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻗﺎﻃﻊ أن ا ـﺎدة ﻗﺪ ﻫﺮﺑﺖ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ إﱃ اﻟﻔﻀﺎء . ﻟﻘـﺪ ﻧﺠﺤﻨـﺎ اﻵن ﰲ ذﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﻤـﺮة اﻷوﱃ . « وﻋﻨـﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﻨﺘﻘـﻞ اﻻﻧﺒﻌﺎث اﻟﻜﺘﲇ اﻹﻛﻠﻴﲇ ﻋﱪ ﻃﺒﻘ ﺎت اﻟـﻨﺠﻢ ﻧﺤﻮ اﻟﻔﻀﺎء ﺑ اﻟﻜﻮاﻛﺐ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﻨﺘﺞ ﻣﻮﺟﺔ ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــ - ﻳﻨﺎﻳﺮ ﻓﺒﺮﺍﻳﺮ 2 0 2 6