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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These particles emerge from a coronal mass ejection or a solar flare that bursts out from our nearest star.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Northern light displays occur when a solar flare interacts with the atoms and molecules in Earth's atmosphere.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While recent solar flares won’t directly hit Earth, the weeks following the fall equinox are historically known for heightened auroral activity.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Northern light displays occur when a solar flare interacts with the atoms and molecules in Earth's atmosphere.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours, causing radio blackouts across the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption and marking a dramatic uptick in solar activity.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While recent solar flares won’t directly hit Earth, the weeks following the fall equinox are historically known for heightened auroral activity.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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