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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The United States on June 25 launched a new satellite expected to significantly improve forecasts of solar flares and coronal mass ejections — huge plasma bubbles that can crash into Earth, disrupting power grids and communications.
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Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Some solar flares can result in coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – huge plumes of plasma blown off the sun's corona and into deep space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026
These can create intense, localized explosions called solar flares, or much more powerful and dangerous coronal mass ejections, which spread out over a far larger volume.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued alerts Monday morning for elevated geomagnetic activity through Tuesday after a large solar flare blasted a coronal mass ejection toward Earth.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
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Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Some solar flares can result in coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – huge plumes of plasma blown off the sun's corona and into deep space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026
These can create intense, localized explosions called solar flares, or much more powerful and dangerous coronal mass ejections, which spread out over a far larger volume.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued alerts Monday morning for elevated geomagnetic activity through Tuesday after a large solar flare blasted a coronal mass ejection toward Earth.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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