108 Million Degrees! Solar Flares Are Far Hotter than Thought, Study Suggests

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

New research shows that solar flares are six times hotter than thought and calls for updated sun models that could improve space weather forecasting.

Solar Flares Found To Be Six Times Hotter Than Previously Thought, New Study Reveals

ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND — We may need to change how we think about the Sun’s biggest explosions. A recent study says that particles in solar flares can get as hot as 108 million degrees Fahrenheit (60 million degrees Celsius), which is almost six times hotter than what scientists thought before. This discovery, which has big effects on predicting space weather, helps to address a problem that solar physicists have been trying to figure out for dec…

Study Reveals Solar Flares Can Blast Ions to Record-Breaking Temperatures

A groundbreaking study shows ions in solar flares can reach 108 million°F, about six times hotter than earlier estimates. The research explains decades-old mysteries in flare spectra and urges new “multi-temperature” models to better forecast space weather, protecting satellites, astronauts, and communications from hazardous solar storms.

Solar Flares Hotter Than Expected: New Study

Sun’s Flares Far Hotter Than Previously Thought, Rewriting Understanding of Space Weather New research reveals that… The post Solar Flares Hotter Than Expected: New Study appeared first on TIme News.

Powerful solar flares may shatter temperature expectations

Research by university scientists suggests that solar flares may be far hotter than previously believed, offering new insights into the Sun’s behavior. The findings, recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, indicate that ions within solar flares may reach temperatures more than 6.5 times higher than earlier estimates, according to researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.Solar flares are sudden, intense bursts of …