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solar flare and shock wave in Sun's atmosphere
Learn how solar flares can affect satellites, rockets, telecommunications systems and activity on the surface of the Earth
The Sun, photographed by astronauts on NASA's Skylab 4 mission (Nov. 16, 1973–Feb. 8, 1974). This image shows a spectacular solar flare, with a base more than 591,000 km (367,000 miles) across. solar flare Earth's magnetosphere
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solar flare and shock wave in Sun's atmosphere
A solar flare and the resulting shock wave as observed by the Atmospheric Imaging...
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Learn how solar flares can affect satellites, rockets, telecommunications systems and activity on the surface of the Earth
An overview of solar flares.
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Study a solar flare in different wavelengths of light as observed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, April 8, 2010
A small solar flare as observed in different wavelengths of light by the Atmospheric...
Video: NASA/GSFC/SCO/AIA

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The Sun, photographed by astronauts on NASA's Skylab 4 mission (Nov. 16, 1973–Feb....
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solar flare
One of the strongest solar flares ever detected, in an extreme ultraviolet (false-colour)...
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Earth's magnetosphere
Earth's magnetosphere. The magnetosphere's tail is created by the solar wind.
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