Post by sog on Dec 10, 2021 14:52:17 GMT -6
The beast heading to Earth soon?
Headline: Devastating solar storm spotted in nearby star system could be a warning sign for life on Earth
www.studyfinds.org/solar-storm-life-on-earth/
From link -
BOULDER, Colo. — A devastating solar storm could send mankind back to the dark ages, according to new research. Researchers from the University of Colorado-Boulder say astronomers spotted a powerful version of this stellar phenomenon for the first time in a star system just 100 light years away. The team describes that sun’s spectacular fireworks show as “troubling” and warn that a similar event could hit Earth. The study suggests that such a solar flare would fry satellites in orbit and crash power grids which serve entire cities — causing widespread blackouts and knocking out phone networks.
The star is named EK Draconis – Latin for dragon – and it is essentially breathing fire. Researchers say it lies in the constellation of Draco in the far northern sky. Known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), stars regularly shoot out clouds of extremely hot particles (plasma) that hurtle through space at tremendous speeds. In our solar system, this is potentially bad news. Every 100 years or so, the Sun releases these clouds in our direction. “Coronal mass ejections can have a serious impact on Earth and human society,” says co-author Dr. Yuta Notsu in a university release.
Headline: Devastating solar storm spotted in nearby star system could be a warning sign for life on Earth
www.studyfinds.org/solar-storm-life-on-earth/
From link -
BOULDER, Colo. — A devastating solar storm could send mankind back to the dark ages, according to new research. Researchers from the University of Colorado-Boulder say astronomers spotted a powerful version of this stellar phenomenon for the first time in a star system just 100 light years away. The team describes that sun’s spectacular fireworks show as “troubling” and warn that a similar event could hit Earth. The study suggests that such a solar flare would fry satellites in orbit and crash power grids which serve entire cities — causing widespread blackouts and knocking out phone networks.
The star is named EK Draconis – Latin for dragon – and it is essentially breathing fire. Researchers say it lies in the constellation of Draco in the far northern sky. Known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), stars regularly shoot out clouds of extremely hot particles (plasma) that hurtle through space at tremendous speeds. In our solar system, this is potentially bad news. Every 100 years or so, the Sun releases these clouds in our direction. “Coronal mass ejections can have a serious impact on Earth and human society,” says co-author Dr. Yuta Notsu in a university release.
