Investigating how solar flares impact Earth - Earth.com

Investigating how solar flares impact Earth

11-19-2017


Today’s Video of the Day comes from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and features a look at how solar flares impact Earth.

Solar flares are a brief but potent burst of radiation caused by the release of magnetic energy from sunspots. They can be seen as bright spots on the sun that can last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours.

Now, a team of scientists have investigated how solar flares affect the ionosphere.

By Rory Arnold, Earth.com Staff Writer

Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Genna Duberstein

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