The red dwarf strikes again with 42 observed solar flares. Back in February, NASA and ESO announced the discovery of three potentially habitable Earth-like exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. Astronomers analyzing data from the Kepler space telescope have observed energetic solar flares which they believe could make it less likely that the TRAPPIST-1 system could host life.
Frequent flaring in the TRAPPIST-1 system - unsuited for life? (arXiv:1703.10130)
Related: Probability of CME Impact on Exoplanets Orbiting M Dwarfs and Solar-like Stars (DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/826/2/195) (DX)
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday April 06 2017, @06:49PM
> I don't think fast bursts of energy are great for life
Cue Frankenstein: It's Alive!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment [wikipedia.org]