Here's a fun question.
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Here's a fun question. Astronomers have found that about once per century, sun-like stars are capable of blasting out immense superflares *thousands of times* more powerful than regular solar flares.
So, um... can the Sun do that as well?
Should We Worry about Solar Superflares?
Stars like the sun might erupt with extreme explosions about once per century
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Here's a fun question. Astronomers have found that about once per century, sun-like stars are capable of blasting out immense superflares *thousands of times* more powerful than regular solar flares.
So, um... can the Sun do that as well?
Should We Worry about Solar Superflares?
Stars like the sun might erupt with extreme explosions about once per century
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@badastro thankfully, the Sun is relatively stable - even compared to others in its class. Also, we'd have to be pretty unfortunate to be within the solid angle defined by the flare. Having said that ...
