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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Events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections contribute to northern lights activity, which occurs when electrons collide with molecules of nitrogen and oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere and produce energy in the form of light.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Others jumped to conspiracy theories of cyberattacks and solar flares, which are powerful blasts of radiation occasionally emitted by the sun.
—Jamie Ditaranto, AFAR Media, 5 May 2025
X-ray radiation levels in the chamber were similar to those on the surface of Mars when there is strong solar activity, though solar flares and fluctuations in solar wind make actual Martian levels unpredictable.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2025
Monthly numbers of sunspots, solar flares and eruptions are now set to gradually decline.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Others jumped to conspiracy theories of cyberattacks and solar flares, which are powerful blasts of radiation occasionally emitted by the sun.
—Jamie Ditaranto, AFAR Media, 5 May 2025
X-ray radiation levels in the chamber were similar to those on the surface of Mars when there is strong solar activity, though solar flares and fluctuations in solar wind make actual Martian levels unpredictable.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2025
Monthly numbers of sunspots, solar flares and eruptions are now set to gradually decline.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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