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The first known flare stars are '''V1396 Cygni''' and '''AT Microscopii''', discovered as such in 1924. The most famous flare star is [[Luyten 726-8]], otherwise known by its flare star name ''UV Ceti''.<ref name="aavso"/> Today most flare stars that fall under the same category are considered UV Ceti type variable stars, and use the UV abbreviation for their variable star name, although sometimes the V abbreviation is used.
The first known flare stars are '''V1396 Cygni''' and '''AT Microscopii''', discovered as such in 1924. The most famous flare star is [[Luyten 726-8]], otherwise known by its flare star name ''UV Ceti''.<ref name="aavso"/> Today most flare stars that fall under the same category are considered UV Ceti type variable stars, and use the UV abbreviation for their variable star name, although sometimes the V abbreviation is used.
It is questioned if life as we know it could survive on a hypothetical planet orbiting a flare star. This is due to the fact any world that would be warm enough to have liquid [[water]] on its surface would have to be in a very narrow [[habitable zone]] very close to its parent star, as virtually all flare stars are red dwarfs. However when flare stars suddenly flare, they release up to 10,000 times their normal [[x-ray]] output for the duration of the flare. Such a large amount of x-ray [[radiation]] bathing a planet in such a close orbit would be lethal to any life such as found on [[Earth]].<ref>http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/F/flarestar.html</ref>
It is questioned if life as we know it could survive on a hypothetical planet orbiting a flare star. This is due to the fact any world that would be warm enough to have liquid [[water]] on its surface would have to be in a very narrow [[habitable zone]] very close to its parent star, as virtually all flare stars are red dwarfs. However, when flare stars suddenly flare, they release up to 10,000 times their normal [[x-ray]] output for the duration of the flare. Such a large amount of x-ray [[radiation]] bathing a planet in such a close orbit would be lethal to any life such as found on [[Earth]].<ref>http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/F/flarestar.html</ref>
==See also==
==See also==