Magnetic avalanches on the sun reveal the hidden engine powering solar flares

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A giant solar flare on our sun was powered by an avalanche of smaller magnetic disturbances, providing the clearest insight yet into how energy from our star is released in a torrent of high-energy ultraviolet light and X-rays. The discovery was made by the European ***** e Agency (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission, which is imaging the sun from closer than any ***** ecraft before it.
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