What is a solar flare?
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Sun erupts with most powerful solar flare since 2017 amid
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What is a solar flare?
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Solar Storm to Hit Earth Hard, Causing Radio Blackouts
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AT&T outage: Did a solar flare cause it?
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Powerful Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout Over Western US
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Strongest solar flare in years erupts from the sun
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In a first, scientists create fiery solar flares in a lab to solve
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The Solar Cycle NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather
Solar Flare May Bring Aurora South to Pennsylvania, Iowa, Oregon
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Images Of Strong Solar Flare Captured By NASA - Videos from The
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Massive flare seen on the closest star to the solar system: What
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The sun is crackling with 'solar flares'. Here's what that means