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A Red Dwarf Blasts off a Superflare. Any Life on its Planets Would Have a Very Bad Day

By: RAS_WEB
On: October 19, 2018
In: News, RSSfeeds, Universe Today

A Red Dwarf Blasts off a Superflare. Any Life on its Planets Would Have a Very Bad Day

Astronomers observed a red dwarf superflare much more powerful than anything our Sun can produce. Bad news for any habitable-zone planets orbiting it.

The post A Red Dwarf Blasts off a Superflare. Any Life on its Planets Would Have a Very Bad Day appeared first on Universe Today.

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