Tag: solar flare
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Magnetic Avalanches Power Solar Flares: Unveiling the Sun’s Hidden Engine
Introduction: A new look at how solar flares erupt For decades, scientists have sought to understand what triggers the Sun’s most dramatic outbursts: solar flares that release torrents of ultraviolet light and X-rays into space. A recent breakthrough suggests that these flares are not caused by a single event, but by an avalanche of smaller…
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Magnetic Avalanches on the Sun Reveal the Hidden Engine Powering Solar Flares
Unveiling the Sun’s Hidden Engine Astronomers have long wondered what fuels the Sun’s most dramatic eruptions. A new study suggests that giant solar flares arise not from a single violent event but from a cascade of tiny magnetic disturbances, or what researchers are calling magnetic avalanches. This chain reaction releases energy in a torrent of…
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Aurora Australis Alert: Strongest Solar Flare in 20 Years Lights Up Australian Skies
Massive solar flare triggers rareAurora alert across Australia A powerful solar flare has unleashed a geomagnetic storm of extraordinary intensity, prompting the Bureau of Meteorology to issue a rare alert for millions of Australians. With auroral activity expected to light up skies from coast to coast, residents are preparing for a display that could rival…