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?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-the-sun-unleash-dangerous-superflares/
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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?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-the-sun-unleash-dangerous-superflares/
@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 ...
