Solar Flares May Be Far Hotter Than We Imagined, New Calculations Reveal

We Knew Solar Flares Were Hot, but This Hot?

Solar flares may be far more intense than scientists believed, with new research suggesting these fiery eruptions from the sun can reach staggering temperatures of 100 million degrees—possibly up to 180 million degrees. That's well over six times hotter than earlier estimates, according to research published Wednesday in Astrophysical...

Solar flares over 6 times hotter than previously thought

From the University of St Andrews via Eurekalert. I found this interesting, because it is just another example of how "settled science" really isn't settled at all. - Anthony New research from the University of St Andrews has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought and provided an unexpected solution to a 50-year-old mystery about our nearest star. Solar flares are sudden and huge releases of energy i…

Solar Flares May Be Far Hotter Than We Imagined, New Calculations Reveal

The powerful belch of material ejected during a solar flare may be way hotter than scientists thought it was.

Solar flares are hotter than previously thought

Solar flares can be many times the size of Earth and can damage things like satellites. A new study suggests that eruptions from the sun can be even hotter than researchers thought.