Our Aging Sun Is Still Capable of Unleashing 'Superflares.' Should

The mature sun may still be prone to temper tantrums. A new study suggests that older stars like the sun can produce superflares: huge bursts of energy visible across hundreds of light-years.

How a Rare Solar 'Superflare' Could Cripple Humanity, by Robert Roy Britt

What if the Carrington Event, the largest solar storm ever recorded, happened today?

The Sun Could Hurl Powerful Storms at Earth From its Goofy Smile - Universe Today

Fifth “dark” force completely change our understanding of the universe

What is a solar flare? - Quora

Giant Sunspot Unleashes Massive Solar Flare

Could the sun emit a killer 'superflare'? Maybe -- a big maybe - CNET

Devastating solar storm 'could send mankind back to Dark Age' in Doomsday forecast - Mirror Online

Extreme Solar Events: Setting up a Paradigm

Solar 'Superflares' Rocked Earth Less Than 10,000 Years Ago--and Could Strike Again