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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Solar Corona Clearer, longer views of the sun’s elusive inner corona — the source of powerful solar flares and storms — are essential if solar physicists are to better understand space weather.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
In short, the northern lights can be seen thanks to particles being released by solar flares from the sun and hitting the Earth's magnetic field.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 June 2025
While a logline wasn’t disclosed, sources described this as a story involving a family’s effort to survive amid solar flares that begin destroying planet Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2025
The solar flare peaked at 9:50 p.m. EDT on June 19 (0150 a.m.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 June 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
In short, the northern lights can be seen thanks to particles being released by solar flares from the sun and hitting the Earth's magnetic field.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 June 2025
While a logline wasn’t disclosed, sources described this as a story involving a family’s effort to survive amid solar flares that begin destroying planet Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2025
The solar flare peaked at 9:50 p.m. EDT on June 19 (0150 a.m.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 June 2025
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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