The star is 10,000 times brighter than the Sun can prevent life from evolving

The tiny star that shines 10,000 times the Sun can hinder or disrupt the evolution of life on planets orbiting it.

The Space, the huge bursts of radiation from the star cause life to be difficult to evolve . If other stars of the same type glow so well, life in the universe has very little development.

The team led by Peter Williams at the Harvard-Smithsonia Center for Astrophysics (CfA) observes the star through the giant radio telescope Atacama Large Millimeter / Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile.

The red dwarf has a magnetic field several times stronger than the Sun.(Photo: Harvard University).

Bright red dwarfs account for three-quarters of the celestial bodies in the galaxy. The star Williams's team has focused on is less than 1% of the Sun. It is 35 light years from Earth, in the constellation Boites.

Previous research on the star from Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array observatory in New Mexico indicates that a star with a magnetic field several times stronger than the Sun, despite the physical process that makes up the Sun's magnetic field unlikely on such a small star.

Williams and his colleagues directed the focus of ALMA to the star and for the first time discovered the red dwarf glowing regularly. The light emitted is 10,000 times brighter than the Sun. The discovery was published in the Astrophysical Journal on November 17.

In order to store liquid water on the surface, conditions necessary for life to evolve, a planet orbiting a glowing red dwarf must be located near its parent star. But this close distance puts the planet at risk of being affected by fire storms or charged molecular outbursts. The solar wind also helps to blow away charged molecules toward the planet.

If radiation from mother stars reaches the surface of the planet, it can destroy all forms of life that are growing. The Earth has a thick atmosphere that can block most of the radiation, but if the planet's orbit is too close to a red dwarf, fire can penetrate every protective layer.

"Like the Hurricane Corridor in the US, the location of your life puts you at greater risk of typhoons. The planet is located in an area where life of this star may be subject to storms much stronger than storms. Born from the Sun, " Williams said.