Magnetic Avalanches Power Solar Flares, Finds Solar Orbiter

ENN
Jan 21, 2026, 9:50 pm87 pts
Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered that a solar flare is triggered by initially weak disturbances that quickly become more violent.

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