Rare ‘superflares’ could one day threaten Earth


June 10, 2019 • By Daniel Strain

Now, new research shows with more confidence than ever before that superflares can occur on older, quieter stars like our own—albeit more rarely, or about once every few thousand years.

The results should be a wake-up call for life on our planet, said Yuta Notsu, the lead author of the study and a visiting researcher at CU Boulder.

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/06/05/superflares


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