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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Sunspots can fling material outward in different ways: solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
Strong solar flares the sun has been emitting since Wednesday morning were responsible for the northern lights being visible across a wide swath of North America and Europe.
—Jj Hensley, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2024
Boise residents will have a rare chance to catch a glimpse of the northern lights on Friday night and early Saturday morning thanks to rare solar flares disrupting the Earth’s geomagnetic field.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
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.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
Strong solar flares the sun has been emitting since Wednesday morning were responsible for the northern lights being visible across a wide swath of North America and Europe.
—Jj Hensley, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2024
Boise residents will have a rare chance to catch a glimpse of the northern lights on Friday night and early Saturday morning thanks to rare solar flares disrupting the Earth’s geomagnetic field.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
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.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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