Massive Superflare Eruption Detected from Distant Star

Scientists have observed a "superflare" from a star system in the Orion constellation, which is 10 times more massive than anything ever witnessed erupting from the sun. The superflare may be accompanied by enormous eruptions of charged particles that could devastate life on any planets in their firing line. The researchers studied the distant star system in multiple wavelengths of light to capture the most complete picture possible of the superflare's evolution. The discovery is a caveat in the search for life on other worlds: planets around magnetically hyper star systems like V1355 Orionis may not be the best places to look.