Comment by dgroshev

We (humanity) have multiple satellites looking at the sun 24/7 and warning of flares in advance [1]. There's even a running forecast of geomagnetic events [2]. We very much do "look up" and have been for decades.

[1] https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/exploration/

[2] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-black...