Sun May Be Overdue for a 'Superflare,' Study Warns
The only way to measure the sun's past activity is to look for evidence of spiking flares in preserved tree trunks and ancient glacial ice. However, these sources haven't allowed researchers to get a real idea of whether the sun releases superflares and, if so, how often.
Stars Like Our Sun Explode With ‘Superflares’ Every 100 Years, Study Suggests
“We wanted to determine how often our Sun produces superflares; however, the duration of direct solar observations is relatively short,” Valeriy Vasilyev, from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, and lead author of the new study, told Gizmodo.
Sun-like stars experience superflares roughly once per century
The Sun might be overdue for a storm stronger than any we’ve seen in recent history, based on an analysis of similar stars in our galaxy.
Our sun may be overdue for a 'superflare' stronger than billions of atomic bombs, new research warns
Our sun could produce catastrophic superflares far more often than previously thought — and one may even be due soon — according to new research. Superflares are solar megastorms thousands of times more powerful than regular solar flares,
A Once-A-Century ‘Superflare’ From The Sun Is Long Overdue, Scientists Say
A study of 56,000 Sun-like stars has revealed that stars like ours may experience powerful "superflares" about once per century.
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Sun Prairie man among 1,500 people granted clemency by President Joe Biden
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Spacecraft to investigate solar wind, sun's corona during closest approach in history
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Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years
Violent superflares erupt from sun-like stars about once a century, far more frequently than previously expected. As a ...
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Parker Solar Probe will soon go deeper into the sun than ever before
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The sun is about to enter its “battle zone”: a phenomenon that worries scientists
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