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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Interestingly, these instruments can spot solar flares before any other instrument in space and send detection data to Earth in seconds.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
Once a forecaster detects a solar flare or a coronal mass ejection, the high-energy particles usually arrive to Earth in less than an hour.
—Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
The ejection is the result of a solar flare on May 29.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2024
Researchers hope that a better understanding of the sun's dynamo could help predict future solar flares.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
Once a forecaster detects a solar flare or a coronal mass ejection, the high-energy particles usually arrive to Earth in less than an hour.
—Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
The ejection is the result of a solar flare on May 29.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2024
Researchers hope that a better understanding of the sun's dynamo could help predict future solar flares.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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