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    Sun Releases Strong Flare

    The Sun against a black background. The Sun is colorized primarily in blue, with some brighter purple areas scattered across the star showing higher activity areas. Toward the upper center of the star, there is a bright flash in white and red, which looks like an X -- the solar flare.

    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:13 a.m. ET on Feb. 4. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.  Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft […]

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    Strong Flare Erupts from Sun

    An ultraviolet image of the Sun shows a surface scattered with darker and brighter regions, and the bright flash of a solar flare near the center of the Sun

    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 9:08 a.m. ET on Feb. 3. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.  Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft […]

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    Sun Releases 4 Strong Solar Flares

    Four side by side images of the upper left area of the Sun. The images are golden against a black background. They are labeled X1.0, X8.1, X2.8, and X1.6 from left to right. In each image, there is a bright white flash in the upper area, in the same spot on each image.

    The Sun emitted three strong solar flares on Feb. 1, peaking at 7:33 a.m. ET, 6:37 p.m. ET, and 7:36 p.m. ET. The Sun emitted a fourth strong solar flare on Feb. 2, peaking at 3:14 a.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured images of the events.  Solar flares are […]

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