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For the first time, scientists believe they have captured direct evidence of the mechanisms that trigger a solar flare. These massive explosions, generated by the Sun, release staggering amounts of electromagnetic radiation and often fling stellar material into space as coronal mass ejections. While researchers have long understood that flares occur when energy is rapidlyContinue reading “Solar Orbiter captures magnetic avalanche in action”
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