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Scientists Discover Solar Flares Are Much Hotter Than Previously Believed

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Scientists Discover Solar Flares Are Much Hotter Than Previously Believed
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Recent research suggests that solar flares are much hotter than previously thought, potentially reaching temperatures of 180 million degrees Fahrenheit due to ions heating up more than electrons, which could improve understanding and protection against solar eruptions.

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  1. Why solar flares are way hotter than researchers thought  NPR
  2. "This Appears To Be A Universal Law": 50-Year-Old Mystery About Our Sun's Storms May Have Been Solved  IFLScience
  3. New study challenges long-held assumption about solar flares  cosmosmagazine.com
  4. Solar flares may be 6.5 times hotter than previously thought  Phys.org
  5. Solar flares are hotter than we ever thought possible  Earth.com

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