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That's backwards. Red dwarfs have extremely powerful flares relative to their luminosity. So much so that it's unlikely that life would survive on the surface
by antognini 10y ago
That's backwards. Red dwarfs have extremely powerful flares relative to their luminosity. So much so that it's unlikely that life would survive on the surface of an orbiting planet. (Though life would probably survive underwater.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems#Variability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability_of_red_dwarf_syst...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_star