The Heat is On: New Sun-watcher Finds Solar Flares Hotter than Hot
Solar flares erupting on the Sun's surface are the most massive explosions in our Solar System, which makes them hot beyond all reason. But a young NASA observatory trained on the Earth's parent star found the flares even hotter than researchers originally thought, and should bolster their understanding of the stellar phenomenon. It could one day even help scientists predict when solar flares occur. :: This Space report is submitted for your signs in the sun (Luke 21:25) files.