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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As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space, NASA scientists snapped huge loops of plasma leaping from the sun's surface. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 What if there was a solar flare and the whole car died? —

Nnedi Okorafor, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025 The increase in the frequency and size of the solar flares correlates to the sun's progression toward solar maximum, the peak of activity in its 11-year cycle. —

Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025 The strong storms and frequent aurora displays continued throughout the year, culminating in the most powerful solar flare of the solar cycle, classified by NASA as an X9.0-level flare (X is the highest letter on the solar flare measurement scale, indicating the strongest class of flares). —

Conor Murray, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for solar flare