Scientists first showed how a solar flare appears

Researchers have already noticed a tendency for the Sun to sometimes flare brighter and have linked this to

Scientists also know that flares tend to occur near sunspots and that they may be related to the movement of plasma.However, they still don't know exactly how solar flares form.

Institute of Technology researchers inNew Jersey (NJIT) has been observing the Sun since 2017 with the EOVSA radio telescope, which picks up solar flares 24 hours a day. Now they have released data on the first flash in history, which they recorded in the smallest detail, with an exact indication of the time and place of the flash with an energy equivalent to 1 billion degrees Fahrenheit.

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Studies have shown that flashes alternate withother astronomical phenomena, such as gamma-ray bursts, and are similar to processes for the generation of synthesis energy. Since the EOVSA instrument is capable of acquiring images in the optical, ultraviolet, x-ray, and radio wave ranges, it was able to capture how the lines of the magnetic field on the sun generate flares.

This data will help scientists understand how erupting flares cause shock waves that candamage spacecraft and pose a threat to astronauts.EOVSA will continue to study processes on the Sun so that  researchers can create daily maps of the magnetic fields around the star.