Massive superflares have been seen erupting from stars like the sun
The finding suggests the outburst of stellar energy are more common than scientists thought
![superflare illustration](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/061119_lg_superflare_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
HOT MESS Scientists have found superflares erupting from older, sunlike stars, not just from young stars (one illustrated with an exoplanet).
NASA, ESA and D. Player/STScI