Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Energetic superflare with the power of 80 billion megatonnes of TNT erupts from tiny star

Artist's impression of a superflare on an L dwarf star

Astronomers have discovered a rare superflare more powerful than anything observed on our Sun in modern times, erupting from a small, cold star roughly the size of the planet Jupiter. If Earth were to be struck by the matter cast out from a similar flare occurring on the surface of our Sun, there could be major disruptions to vital power and communication services upon which we are heavily dependent.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2Gt3UOk

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