Sunday, 27 March 2016

Our Sun Could also be a Superflare Star

Every now and then large sun storms strike the Earth where they cause aurora and in rare cases power cuts. Theses events  are , however, nothing compared to the apocalyptic destruction we would experience if the Earth is struck by a super-flare. An international research team has now shown that this is a scenario we may have to consider a real possibility.

 

Source: Nature Communication

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