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Titanic solar storm on young Sun-like star poses warning for Earth

13 December 2021 Astronomy Now

Astronomers spot record superflare, huge coronal mass ejection, erupting from young Sun-like star.

Superflares may be less threatening than originally thought

11 August 2021 Astronomy Now

Superflares from red dwarf stars, long thought to be a threat to orbiting exoplanets, may not be as dangerous as previously thought, researchers say.

Monster flare from Proxima Centauri dwarfs any ever seen from the Sun

21 April 2021 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have spotted the most powerful flare ever seen erupting from Proxima Centauri, an outburst 100 times more powerful than any from the Sun.

Red dwarfs may be more hazardous to one’s health than previously thought

30 October 2020 Astronomy Now

Observations of Barnard’s Star, a nearby red dwarf, suggest planets orbiting the galaxy’s most commonplace stars may be challenging for life.

Innovative Japanese telescope spots red dwarf superflare in Leo

14 July 2020 Astronomy Now

Japanese telescope spots a dozen flares on a red dwarf star in Leo, including a powerful superflare.

Baby star throws a fit, erupts with titanic flare

28 December 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have observed a titanic flare on a young star that was 10,000 times more powerful than any outburst ever recorded from Earth’s Sun, possibly influencing the eventual development of planets.

A research milestone in helping predict solar flares

17 November 2015 Astronomy Now

An international team of researchers, led by Queen’s University Belfast, has devised a high-precision method of examining magnetic fields in the Sun’s atmosphere, representing a significant leap forward in the investigation of solar flares and potentially catastrophic ‘space weather’.