Could violent stellar flares make planets more habitable?
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View larger. | This artist’s illustration depicts a highly active red dwarf star firing off such intense solar flares that it’s stripping the atmosphere from a nearby planet. It seems unlikely life could form on such a world. But a new study says violent stellar flares like these could sometimes actually improve the habitability of nearby worlds. Image via Wikipedia/ NASA/ ESA/ D. Player (STScI).
Powerful flares of radiation are frequent on small, low-mass stars. They could be dange
Powerful flares of radiation are frequent on small, low-mass stars. They could be dange
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