![CME November 4, 2003](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/asy-20031105-03782-orig-lg.gif)
The Sun blasted a torrent of charged particles into space at about 1,425 miles (2,300 kilometers) per second.
SOHO/NASA/ESA
Bruce Dorminey explored the dynamics of the Sun and other stars in “Is the Sun an oddball star?” The conclusion: maybe. Although astronomers have long thought that the Sun is an ordinary star, they have had a hard time finding many stars similar to it.