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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This peak represents an increase in solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections during the sun’s 11-year cycle, which are responsible for auroral activity.
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
One bad solar flare in our direction could wipe out a large fraction of the world's power grid in short order, or, at the very least, disrupt all radio communication.
—David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Geomagnetic storms are caused by solar activity like solar flares or coronal mass ejections.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Accurately forecasting solar activity would carry significant implications for human activity on or near Earth, where solar flares can disrupt radio communication and even endanger astronauts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
One bad solar flare in our direction could wipe out a large fraction of the world's power grid in short order, or, at the very least, disrupt all radio communication.
—David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Geomagnetic storms are caused by solar activity like solar flares or coronal mass ejections.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Accurately forecasting solar activity would carry significant implications for human activity on or near Earth, where solar flares can disrupt radio communication and even endanger astronauts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for solar flare
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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