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Astronomers observed the most luminous black hole outburst ever, a superflare 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun, caused by a black hole consuming a star at least 30 times the Sun's mass, remaining bright for five years and challenging previous understanding of such events.
A study by the Max Planck Institute of Solar System Research suggests that our sun could release a potentially deadly 'superflare' at any moment, as such events occur roughly every 100 years on sun-like stars. While no superflares have been detected from the sun in recent history, evidence from other stars indicates they are more common than previously thought. The consequences of a superflare could be devastating for modern technology, but preparations, such as the European Space Agency's upcoming Vigil probe, could help mitigate potential impacts.
New research suggests that our sun may produce catastrophic superflares more frequently than previously thought, potentially occurring once every century. These superflares, thousands of times more powerful than regular solar flares, could cause significant damage to Earth's technology and atmosphere. The study, which analyzed 56,000 sun-like stars using NASA's Kepler telescope, found that biases in past research may have underestimated the frequency of these events. Further investigation is needed to confirm the likelihood of a superflare impacting Earth.
Scientists have observed one of the most powerful and gargantuan stellar flares ever seen from a star system called V1355 Orionis, which is about 400 light-years from Earth. The superflare is 10 times more massive than anything ever witnessed erupting from the sun and may have launched one of the largest coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever observed. Superflares originate from stars that are highly magnetically active and may be accompanied by enormous eruptions of charged particles that could devastate life on any planets in their firing line.
Scientists have observed a "superflare" from a star system in the Orion constellation, which is 10 times more massive than anything ever witnessed erupting from the sun. The superflare may be accompanied by enormous eruptions of charged particles that could devastate life on any planets in their firing line. The researchers studied the distant star system in multiple wavelengths of light to capture the most complete picture possible of the superflare's evolution. The discovery is a caveat in the search for life on other worlds: planets around magnetically hyper star systems like V1355 Orionis may not be the best places to look.
Astronomers have observed one of the most powerful and gargantuan stellar flares ever seen from a distant star system called V1355 Orionis, which is about 400 light-years from Earth. The superflare is 10 times more massive than anything ever witnessed erupting from the sun and may have launched one of the largest coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever observed. The study suggests that superflares originate from stars that are highly magnetically active and may be accompanied by enormous eruptions of charged particles that could devastate life on any planets in their firing line.
Astronomers have observed a superflare on one of the stars in the V1355 Orionis binary system, which is ten times more extensive than the largest solar flare ever recorded on the Sun. The superflare began with a massive, high-velocity prominence and developed into a coronal mass ejection that carried trillions of tons of material away into space. Understanding flares on stars, and why they occur, is important as they could affect the evolution of any nearby planets and their atmospheres.