Solar explosions 'inside' a computer: Understanding solar flares to improve predictions
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 05:32
in Astronomy & Space
Strong solar flares can bring down communications and power grids on Earth. By demonstrating how these gigantic eruptions are caused, physicists are laying the foundations for future predictions. The shorter the interval between two explosions in the solar atmosphere, the more likely it is that the second flare will be stronger than the first one.
