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What Is a Solar Flare?
A solar flare is a rapid release of magnetic energy in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares can brighten dramatically in X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation and can acceler…
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1001 mystery
Mysterious lights hovering in the night sky have left many people bewildered.
A strange phenomenon was observed by many residents in the sky near San Diego on the evening of June 27th.
Flu epidemic
Why are the sun's outer rings so much hotter than the inner core?
Surrounding the sun is a layer of gas called the corona in plasma form with temperatures reaching over 3 million degrees.
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The Sun Just Released Its Strongest Magnetic Storm in 7 Years
The Sun has just unleashed its strongest solar flare of cycle 25, causing a radio communication blackout in some areas of Earth.
Space science
Detection of stellar gamma-ray flare from Messier 82
According to research published in the journal Nature on April 24, scientists have detected stellar gamma-ray flares from Messier 82, aka M82.
Space science
Earth's sky flared up everywhere because of the record-breaking 'double explosion'
The Sun's latest blow to Earth suggests it has reached
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Satellite image of solar eclipse from space
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the moment the Moon passed in front of the Sun on June 29.
Space science
The most powerful 'cosmic flare' is shooting straight at Earth
Following the X-type cosmic flare could be a space bomb - a orbiting mass ejection (CME) - that ignited the Earth. The culprit continues to be our ferocious mother star.
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Solar storm with speed of 4 million km/h makes landfall on Earth
NASA satellite captures the moment when a solar storm erupts violently, making the aurora on Earth more brilliant in time for Halloween.
Space science
One of the interesting phenomena of the Sun has been unraveled
Scientists for the first time published images recording solar flare.
Space science
The supermassive black hole exploded 300,000 years at the beginning of mankind
3.5 million years ago, a huge explosion had 'flashed' from the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The radiation from the explosion was felt 200,000 light-years away.
Health
How dangerous is flares?
Flares contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to the respiratory system when inhaled, burned, or poisoned, leaving a lasting consequence for the victim.
Space science
Energy explosions are horrifying from the stars
The sun and stars like it can cause energy explosions to break down electrical networks, telecommunications systems and related devices and satellites.
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What is the phenomenon of the turquoise moon?
The blue moon of the scientific world is a completely different phenomenon, and it is not green.