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Sunspot pair: erupted with 'sympathetic solar flares'

When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption ...

Sun unleashed powerful X1.11 class solar flare seen from space

Sunspot AR3765 erupted with an unleashed X1.11-class solar flare. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI ...
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First-ever images of powerful X1.3-class solar flare captured by solar telescope

Astronomers have now seen some of its finest magnetic threads in sharper detail than ever before, and those tiny features could change how you think about solar storms that shake life on Earth.

The sun releases strong solar flare, produce strong plasma ejection toward Earth

The Sun emitted a powerful X-level solar flare on Monday, according to Russian solar researchers. The X1.1 flare was recorded ...
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What are solar flares and can they be seen from Earth?

A strong solar flare peaked just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, but what does that mean? Can it be seen from Earth?Tuesday's solar flare was not the first this year or even this month. Here is more information ...