Invisible 'flickering' on the sun could predict potentially dangerous solar flares hours in advance

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January 25, 2025, 3:00 PM

• •Shining loops of plasma on the surface of the sun 'flicker' hours before they unleash potentially dangerous solar flares, a new study shows.
• •The new findings could help create more reliable space weather forecasts, researchers say.
• •The researchers noted that this flickering could 'signal oncoming flares two to six hours ahead of time with 60 to 80 percent accuracy', which is a significant improvement over current methods.

New research suggests that solar flares could be predicted up to six hours in advance by tracking the flickering of coronal loops on the surface of the sun.

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