Solar flare. Composite image composed of data from several wavelengths of light, showing an category solar flare (red, lower right) erupting from

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Solar flare. Composite image composed of data from several wavelengths of light, showing an category solar flare (red, lower right) erupting from the surface of the Sun. A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. Imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), on 1st January 2014.

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