Observations suggest sun-like stars emit superflares once per century
There is no question that the sun is a temperamental star, as this year's unusually strong solar storms show. Some of them ...
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This red giant star has starspots larger than the entire sun
It's also dubbed the "most spotted star in the sky." Sunspots, which are temporarily darkened areas on the surface of the sun, are the result of intense magnetic fields generated through the ...
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Stars Like Our Sun Explode With ‘Superflares’ Every 100 Years, Study Suggests
Earlier this year, Earth experienced two geomagnetic storms caused by outbursts of radiation from the Sun, which had an impact on satellites in space and communication systems on the ground.
Astronomy10d
Sun-like stars experience superflares roughly once per century
In a paper released today in the journal Science, astronomers tackled that challenge by analyzing data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope from over 50,000 Sun-like stars, discovering nearly ...
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Astronomers see the astrosphere of a sunlike star for the first time
Finding a bubble of hot gas blown by the stellar wind from a young star gives researchers a peek at what our sun was like when it was young.
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The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought
Such “superflares” seem to happen as often as once a century, according to a survey of sun-like stars, and might be accompanied by particle storms that could have devastating consequences for ...
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Superflares Erupt From Stars Like Our Sun Once Every 100 Years
Researchers determined that stars similar to the sun generate superflares roughly once a century, a rate much higher than expected. The findings suggest that we could be due for an extraordinarily ...
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Every 100 Years, Stars Like Our Sun Eject Superflares More Powerful Than A Trillion Nukes
Gigantic superflares burst out of Sun-like stars roughly once every 100 years, releasing as much energy as a trillion hydrogen bombs exploding. Could this mean our star, the Sun, is long overdue ...
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Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years
High-energy, powerful, and violent stellar explosions called "superflares" have been found to erupt from stars like the sun roughly once every 100 years, making these blasts far more common than ...
ExtremeTech6d
'Superflares' Spew From Sun-Like Stars More Frequently Than Previously Thought
The Sun isn't the only star known to throw fits. Every now and then, another star will spew its own fury in the form of a "superflare:" a massive, violent flare that spurts high-energy radiation ...
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Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years
High-energy, powerful, and violent stellar explosions called "superflares" have been found to erupt from stars like the sun roughly once every 100 years, making these blasts far more common than ...