Without a Magnetosphere, Planets Orbiting Flare Stars Don't Stand a Chance

Earthlings are fortunate. Our planet has a robust magnetic shield. Without out magnetosphere, the Sun’s radiation would’ve probably ended life on Earth before it even got going. And our Sun is rather tame, in stellar terms. What’s it like for exoplanets orbiting more active stars? Many people likely seldom think of the Earth’s protective magnetosphere. …