Open AccessDid Solar Flares Cook Up Life on Earth?
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo052815
Subject(s) - astrobiology , earth (classical element) , solar flare , astronomy , physics
Scientists have found that "super" solar flares could have warmed the ancient planet and jump-started life.