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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These displays are the result of eruptions of electromagnetic radiation, or solar flares, and bubbles of plasma that often burst along with those flares, or coronal mass ejections.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The northern lights occur when atoms and molecules in Earth's atmosphere clash with a solar flare, which causes the atoms in the upper atmosphere to glow, creating a spectrum of color in the night sky.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Regions of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots are proliferating on the solar surface and are capable of releasing intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
These sunspots ultimately unleash solar flares and coronal mass ejections that charge up the solar wind and, days later, cause the Northern Lights around Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The northern lights occur when atoms and molecules in Earth's atmosphere clash with a solar flare, which causes the atoms in the upper atmosphere to glow, creating a spectrum of color in the night sky.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Regions of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots are proliferating on the solar surface and are capable of releasing intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
These sunspots ultimately unleash solar flares and coronal mass ejections that charge up the solar wind and, days later, cause the Northern Lights around Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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