Wednesday, October 21, 2026

How Flare Ribbons Reveal Hidden Solar Explosions on the Sun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the right side – on Sept. 10, 2017. The image shows a combination of wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares, which has been colorized. There's a lot to learn about flaring, and the ever-changing Sun itself, and new research made progress in understanding its flaring behaviour. Image Credit: NASA/SDO

Solar flaring is complex behaviour triggered by reconnection, when magnetic field lines break and then snap back to the Sun's surface. The flaring is complex behaviour, and its details are difficult to observe. Researchers found a new way to study flaring behaviour.



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