Science news articles about 'explosive release'

... satellite picked up the brightest flare ever seen from a normal star other than our Sun. The flare, an explosive release of energy from a star, packed the power of thousands of solar flares. It would ...

... learn when, where and why solar wind energy stored within the Earth's magnetosphere is explosively released to accelerate these electrons. THEMIS is establishing for the first time when and where ...

... Alberta pinpointed just when and where one substorm explosively released its magnetic energy. "Undulating auroral ... much like the blast wave from a gigantic explosion," said Sibeck. Dr. Rae and his team ...

... the Department of Physics and Astronomy, said: "Intense space weather events are triggered by the explosive release of energy stored in the Sun's magnetic fields. "A strong burst of electromagnetic ...

... , historically called calderas, are enormous craters tens of kilometers in diameter. Their eruptions are sparked by the explosive release of gas from molten rock or "magma" as it pushes its way to the ...

... basic process that occurs within hot ionized gases known as plasmas. This process often leads to an explosive release of energy that is stored within the magnetic fields, and plays a key role in the ...