A survey of more than 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that “superflares” that are linked to bursts of radiation which play ...
Most of this activity lacks sufficient punch to harm us… but every now and then, the Sun erupts with a flare powerful enough to do serious damage. And we don't know how often such events occur.
“We wanted to determine how often our Sun produces superflares; however, the duration of direct solar observations is ...