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Solar flares might be triggered by magnetic avalanche behavior on the sun, reveal most detailed views yet

Solar flares have an enormous impact on the wider Solar System. These sudden releases of energy can cause geomagnetic storms ...

Solar flares triggered by cascading magnetic avalanches, new observations reveal

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

Detailed View of Solar Flare Birth Caught for the First Time

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic ...
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Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar 'superstorm' shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...

What Is a Geomagnetic Storm: Facts on Solar Storms, Solar Flares, and Aurora Borealis Forecast

A powerful geomagnetic storm caused by an X-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass ejection has disrupted Earth's ...

Largest solar storm in over 20 years captured by NASA: What does it impact? Auroras sightings reported

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. A SWPC report added that the storm calmed and reached G4 status again on ...
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Rare solar flare reveals where gamma rays come from

By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.
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NMSU student links solar brightenings as precursor to flares

A New Mexico State University (NMSU) astronomy Ph.D. student, who was leading a data cataloging project, findings link ...
Science Daily

Spacecraft captures the "magnetic avalanche" that triggers giant solar explosions

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small ...