I knew he’d own Drake’s ass, I just didn’t expect it to be in light wash Gap Superflares circa 2006.
February 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I knew he’d own Drake’s ass, I just didn’t expect it to be in light wash Gap Superflares circa 2006.
Here's a fun question. Astronomers have found that about once per century, sun-like stars are capable of blasting out immense superflares *thousands of times* more powerful than regular solar flares.
So, um... can the Sun do that as well?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...
🔭 🧪
So, um... can the Sun do that as well?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...
🔭 🧪
Should We Worry about Solar Superflares?
Stars like the sun might erupt with extreme explosions about once per century
www.scientificamerican.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here's a fun question. Astronomers have found that about once per century, sun-like stars are capable of blasting out immense superflares *thousands of times* more powerful than regular solar flares.
So, um... can the Sun do that as well?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...
🔭 🧪
So, um... can the Sun do that as well?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...
🔭 🧪
Sunspot 40 Times Wider Than Earth Shows Our Sun Is Capable of Superflares
www.sciencealert.com/sunspot-40-t...
www.sciencealert.com/sunspot-40-t...
Sunspot 40 Times Wider Than Earth Shows Our Sun Is Capable of Superflares
Solar flares are huge eruptions of radiation that blast out of the Sun – sometimes several times a day – and at their strongest, they can release the energy equivalent of a billion hydrogen bombs.
www.sciencealert.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Sunspot 40 Times Wider Than Earth Shows Our Sun Is Capable of Superflares
www.sciencealert.com/sunspot-40-t...
www.sciencealert.com/sunspot-40-t...
Want hope going into 2025?
We’re overdue for a MEGA solar flare:
“Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star [each of which makes] all previously recorded solar flares pale in comparison.”
www.mps.mpg.de/superflares-...
We’re overdue for a MEGA solar flare:
“Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star [each of which makes] all previously recorded solar flares pale in comparison.”
www.mps.mpg.de/superflares-...
Superflares once per Century
Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star. Such superflares release more energy than a trillion hydrogen bombs and make all p...
www.mps.mpg.de
December 16, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Want hope going into 2025?
We’re overdue for a MEGA solar flare:
“Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star [each of which makes] all previously recorded solar flares pale in comparison.”
www.mps.mpg.de/superflares-...
We’re overdue for a MEGA solar flare:
“Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star [each of which makes] all previously recorded solar flares pale in comparison.”
www.mps.mpg.de/superflares-...
Alarming Study Finds New Evidence That the Sun Can Produce Catastrophic ‘Superflares’ https://gizmodo.com/alarming-study-finds-new-evidence-that-the-sun-can-produce-catastrophic-superflares-2000814926
Alarming Study Finds New Evidence That the Sun Can Produce Catastrophic ‘Superflares’
These explosive events can be more powerful than trillions of hydrogen bombs.
gizmodo.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Alarming Study Finds New Evidence That the Sun Can Produce Catastrophic ‘Superflares’ https://gizmodo.com/alarming-study-finds-new-evidence-that-the-sun-can-produce-catastrophic-superflares-2000814926
In 993 AD an unusually big flare hit the Earth. We know this because the trees told us: hidden in their rings is a spike in carbon 14, an atom created in the upper atmosphere under the bombardment of solar particles.
🧪 #scicomm #space #astronomy #physics
🧪 #scicomm #space #astronomy #physics
The Week in Space and Physics: The Sun and Superflares
On solar superflares, Betelgeuse's companion, the expanding universe, and the future of Artemis.
www.thequantumcat.space
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
In 993 AD an unusually big flare hit the Earth. We know this because the trees told us: hidden in their rings is a spike in carbon 14, an atom created in the upper atmosphere under the bombardment of solar particles.
🧪 #scicomm #space #astronomy #physics
🧪 #scicomm #space #astronomy #physics
The largest solar flare on record was the Carrington event from 1859. But astrophysicists now looked at other stars like our own and found that our sun might be able to produce superflares – solar flares that are at least 100 times stronger – once a century.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsJ...
Our Sun Can Make Superflares Once a Century, Scary Study Finds
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:08 AM
The largest solar flare on record was the Carrington event from 1859. But astrophysicists now looked at other stars like our own and found that our sun might be able to produce superflares – solar flares that are at least 100 times stronger – once a century.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsJ...
Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who previously estimated that such events occur only every 3000 to 6000 years. 🔭🧪 physicsworld.com/a/sun-like-s...
Sun-like stars produce 'superflares' about once a century – Physics World
Highly energetic events happen much more often than previously thought, say astronomers
physicsworld.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who previously estimated that such events occur only every 3000 to 6000 years. 🔭🧪 physicsworld.com/a/sun-like-s...
Superflares Erupt From Sun-Like Stars Roughly Every 100 Years, a New Study Finds. Is Our Sun Overdue for a Massive Blast?
Superflares Erupt From Sun-Like Stars Roughly Every 100 Years, a New Study Finds. Is Our Sun Overdue for a Massive Blast?
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections could cause serious damage to telecommunications systems, satellites and power grids here on Earth
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Superflares Erupt From Sun-Like Stars Roughly Every 100 Years, a New Study Finds. Is Our Sun Overdue for a Massive Blast?
'Sun-like stars produce superflares roughly once per century
The occurrence rate is about one superflare per star per century. If the Sun behaves like the stars in this sample, then it could produce superflares at a similar rate'
Eek.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The occurrence rate is about one superflare per star per century. If the Sun behaves like the stars in this sample, then it could produce superflares at a similar rate'
Eek.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Sun-like stars produce superflares roughly once per century
Stellar superflares are energetic outbursts of electromagnetic radiation that are similar to solar flares but release more energy, up to 1036 erg on main-sequence stars. It is unknown whether the Sun ...
www.science.org
December 15, 2024 at 5:45 PM
'Sun-like stars produce superflares roughly once per century
The occurrence rate is about one superflare per star per century. If the Sun behaves like the stars in this sample, then it could produce superflares at a similar rate'
Eek.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The occurrence rate is about one superflare per star per century. If the Sun behaves like the stars in this sample, then it could produce superflares at a similar rate'
Eek.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A group of physicists say they have figured out why our Sun does not have superflares, like other stars of its type. It’s not that we have just been lucky so far. They say it’s because our solar system’s planets protect us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5Z...
The sun could kill us. We might finally know why it doesn't.
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A group of physicists say they have figured out why our Sun does not have superflares, like other stars of its type. It’s not that we have just been lucky so far. They say it’s because our solar system’s planets protect us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5Z...
Nearby star's massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares www.space.com/astronomy/st...
Nearby star's massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares
It's a tough trick to catch a cosmic firework just as it explodes.
www.space.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Nearby star's massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares www.space.com/astronomy/st...
Wie stark kann unsere Sonne ausbrechen? Göttinger Forscher rechnen nach: Unsere Sonne könnte einen Superflare erzeugen
Neue Studie: Unsere Sonne könnte grundsätzlich Superflares erzeugen. Ein riesiger Sonnenfleck von 1947 liefert dafür wichtige Hinweis.
Neue Studie: Unsere Sonne könnte grundsätzlich Superflares erzeugen. Ein riesiger Sonnenfleck von 1947 liefert dafür wichtige Hinweis.
September 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Wie stark kann unsere Sonne ausbrechen? Göttinger Forscher rechnen nach: Unsere Sonne könnte einen Superflare erzeugen
Neue Studie: Unsere Sonne könnte grundsätzlich Superflares erzeugen. Ein riesiger Sonnenfleck von 1947 liefert dafür wichtige Hinweis.
Neue Studie: Unsere Sonne könnte grundsätzlich Superflares erzeugen. Ein riesiger Sonnenfleck von 1947 liefert dafür wichtige Hinweis.
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The Data on Civilization-Ending Superflares
Don’t panic…yet. Also: A baby galaxy with a bedazzled name, tiny poops with big potential, and an ancient ritual compound in a secret cave chamber.
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December 14, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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Sun-like Stars Produce Superflares Roughly One Per Century
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet
Sun-like Stars Produce Superflares Roughly One Per Century - Astrobiology
There is no question that the Sun is a temperamental star, as alone this year’s unusually strong solar storms prove.
astrobiology.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Sun-like Stars Produce Superflares Roughly One Per Century
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet
Some stars produce 'superflares', which release orders of magnitude more energy than any known solar flare. Vasilyev et al. examine thousands of stars with properties matched to the Sun, finding they undergo an average of one superflare per century. 🔭☀️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 16, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Some stars produce 'superflares', which release orders of magnitude more energy than any known solar flare. Vasilyev et al. examine thousands of stars with properties matched to the Sun, finding they undergo an average of one superflare per century. 🔭☀️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Pesquisa do Instituto Max Planck revela que o Sol pode produzir superflares, desafiando a ideia de que ele não é capaz de explosões extremas de energia. Estudo foi publicado na revista Philosophical Transactions A.
#sol #superflares #energia #pesquisa #institutomaxplanck
#sol #superflares #energia #pesquisa #institutomaxplanck
Estudo indica que Sol pode produzir superflares
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September 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Pesquisa do Instituto Max Planck revela que o Sol pode produzir superflares, desafiando a ideia de que ele não é capaz de explosões extremas de energia. Estudo foi publicado na revista Philosophical Transactions A.
#sol #superflares #energia #pesquisa #institutomaxplanck
#sol #superflares #energia #pesquisa #institutomaxplanck
Sun-like Stars Produce Superflares Roughly Once Per Century
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet #heliophysics
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet #heliophysics
Sun-like Stars Produce Superflares Roughly Once Per Century - Astrobiology
Stellar superflares are energetic outbursts of electromagnetic radiation
astrobiology.com
December 22, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Sun-like Stars Produce Superflares Roughly Once Per Century
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet #heliophysics
astrobiology.com/2024/12/sun-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #exoplanet #heliophysics
Extreme solar flares may be surprisingly more frequent than thought, scientists say
www.independent.co.uk/space/solar-...
www.independent.co.uk/space/solar-...
Extreme solar flares may be surprisingly more frequent than thought, scientists say
Stars like our sun seem to produce superflares once every century
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Extreme solar flares may be surprisingly more frequent than thought, scientists say
www.independent.co.uk/space/solar-...
www.independent.co.uk/space/solar-...
My first, naive reaction to this story: If stars like our Sun produce superflares every 100 years or so, and the Carrington Event happened in 1859, does that mean we're overdue for the next one?
The answer is "not necessarily" and the reasons are interesting! (1/3)
The answer is "not necessarily" and the reasons are interesting! (1/3)
Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who previously estimated that such events occur only every 3000 to 6000 years. 🔭🧪 physicsworld.com/a/sun-like-s...
Sun-like stars produce 'superflares' about once a century – Physics World
Highly energetic events happen much more often than previously thought, say astronomers
physicsworld.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My first, naive reaction to this story: If stars like our Sun produce superflares every 100 years or so, and the Carrington Event happened in 1859, does that mean we're overdue for the next one?
The answer is "not necessarily" and the reasons are interesting! (1/3)
The answer is "not necessarily" and the reasons are interesting! (1/3)
Just FYI while we're still talking about the sun: a solar geomagnetic storm like the 1959 Carrington Event superflare would devastate satellites and power grids and cause an internet apocalypse 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/sola...
Solar 'Superflares' Rocked Earth Less Than 10,000 Years Ago--and Could Strike Again
Although our sun is considered a quiet star, it is now thought to have repeatedly pelted our planet with enormous eruptions in the not too distant past. Could another occur in the near future?
www.scientificamerican.com
April 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Just FYI while we're still talking about the sun: a solar geomagnetic storm like the 1959 Carrington Event superflare would devastate satellites and power grids and cause an internet apocalypse 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/sola...