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Scientists discover new trigger mechanism for solar microflares
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals new insights into the triggering mechanisms of solar ...
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Sun unleashes powerful M5.6 solar flare and Earth is in the firing line — are auroras incoming?
The sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare, continuing its streak of intense activity. On April 1, at 2:46 a.m. EDT (0646 GMT), an M5.6-class flare erupted from sunspot region AR4046 — ...
An Active Sunspot Blasted A Major X8.7 Class Solar Flare
Extremely active sunspot AR3664 blasted a major X8.7-class solar flare. The sunspot was behind the incredible geomagnetic storms that recently bathed Earth in auroras. Credit: Space.com | footage ...
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Powerful X-class solar flare caught on camera erupting from sun's surface
Scientists caught a massive and extremely powerful X-class solar flare being spat out from the sun on Friday (March 28), just before the stellar eruption triggered a radio blackout across two ...
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Surprise X-class solar flare from emerging sunspot triggers radio blackouts across the Americas
The sun has somewhat surprised forecasters today with a dramatic X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region. The intense solar flare originated from sunspot region AR4046 and was ...
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NASA captures the explosive moment a brilliant solar flare fired out of the sun
let loose a solar flare on Thursday, and NASA's sun-observing Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the moment. And now, a pair of freshly released GIFs — technically, one is just a zoomed-in vers ...