solar flare
noun
: a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun's surface
called also flare
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Its magnetic field plays a role in events like solar flares, explosions that shoot energy, light and high-speed particles into space, as well as coronal mass ejections, solar magnetic storms that expel gas and magnetic fields.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
Sunspots produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which create the geomagnetic storms here on Earth that cause the aurora to appear.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
Sunspots produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which create the geomagnetic storms here on Earth that cause the aurora to appear.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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