Like all life on Earth, we owe a lot to the Sun. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it also has the power to make things pretty rough on us if it begins to act out. Solar flares — energetic outbursts which are often paired with mass ejections that fling charged particles out into space — are one of the things we have to watch out for.
Scientists have a relatively solid understanding of solar flares, and the ones we’ve seen from our own star have been pretty mild. But a new research paper warns that a massive “superflare” could be inevitable, and if it hits Earth we might be in serious trouble.
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Astronomers warn of solar ‘superflare’ that could hit Earth originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 12:30:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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