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Sharmila Kuthunur

108 million degrees! Solar flares are far hotter than thought, study suggests

A close up view of the sun erupting with an x class solar flare over the left limb. .

Our sun's fiery flares are even more extreme than scientists had thought, blasting particles to temperatures six times hotter than earlier estimates, according to new research.

Solar flares are colossal explosions in the sun's atmosphere that hurl out bursts of powerful radiation. These events are notorious for disrupting satellites, scrambling radio signals and potentially posing dangers to astronauts in space.

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