The Sun is capable of producing devastating superflares which can negatively affect the earth, reports a study published in Nature Communications. Solar eruptions are common, but the magnitude of eruptions the Earth faces is low enough not to create any devastating effect. The study says that there is, however, no guarantee that these eruptions will not take the shape of superflares in the future.
Solar eruptions (commonly called 'solar flares') that strike Earth are made of energetic particles that are thrown away from the Sun into space. The ones that hit Earth encounter the magnetic field around our planet. The collision of the solar eruptions and the Earth's magnetic field results in beautiful auroras. However, if the Sun sends gigantic amounts of hot plasma created during solar eruptions, the Earth may suffer extreme consequences.
The Kepler mission had discovered superflares in larger numbers four years ago. The Solar eruptions are very feeble in comparison to 'superflares'. Superflares are not known very well till now.
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