New research suggests that killer superflares may actually be a lot more common than we previously thought.
This radiation can fry electronics, wipe data servers, and send satellites crashing back to Earth.
During that window, they identified a staggering 2,889 superflares erupting from 2,527 of those stars.
But this new, more comprehensive analysis indicates sun-like stars likely experience them about once per century on average.
Why the sudden, dramatic jump in projected superflare frequency for our sun?
The potential implications for Earth are concerning.
Of course, the new study doesn’t prove our sun will certainly unleash such an extreme event soon.
