Earth Science



What are Solar Flares

In the past two weeks there have been reports of yet another large solar flare having been captured in wonderful detail on camera by NASA. Indeed, over the course of the past couple of years, anyone with their ear to…
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What is a Solar Flare

A solar flare is a sudden and very powerful burst of magnetic energy occurring on the surface of the Sun.  Solar flares occur when the Sun´s magnetic fields reconnect at the site active regions known as sunspots, ejecting clouds of…
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Solar Flare

What is a Solar Flare? Here’s a quick and easy to understand definition of what a solar flare is. Magnetic energy builds up in the solar atmosphere. Once this pent up energy reaches a certain level it can no longer…
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