by An exceptionally rare, "quadruple" solar flare just exploded from four different points across the sun's surface at almost the exact same time.
The components of this interconnected, explosive tetrad may have also launched a solar storm toward Earth — which could potentially slam into our planet in the coming days.
The concurrent blasts were part of one single eruption, known as a sympathetic solar flare.
This type of solar outburst happens when sunspots or filaments are invisibly linked by massive magnetic field loops that arch above the solar surface.
When one detonates, the others quickly follow suit.
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The components of this interconnected, explosive tetrad may have also launched a solar storm toward Earth — which could potentially slam into our planet in the coming days.
The concurrent blasts were part of one single eruption, known as a sympathetic solar flare.
This type of solar outburst happens when sunspots or filaments are invisibly linked by massive magnetic field loops that arch above the solar surface.
When one detonates, the others quickly follow suit.
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