Scientists find how often sun-like stars emit 'superflares.' It shocked them.

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Our sun regularly shoots out solar flares — explosions of light and radiation from its surface — into space.

"We were shocked by the high frequency".

These stellar events are thousands of times more powerful than typical solar flares, which can wreak havoc on our power and communication systems.

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