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New evidence suggests tiny solar flares heat the sun's atmosphere to thousands of times the temperature of its surface.
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Sun news: 17 M flares from 1 sunspot region!
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Tiny solar flares may explain the sun's ridiculously hot atmosphere - Scienceline
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Sun news: 17 M flares from 1 sunspot region!
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Anatomy of Sun Storms & Solar Flares (Infographic)
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