Solar+Flares


 * Solar flares come from our nearest star, the Sun.
 * Solar flares are superhot clouds of charged particles which are shot into space.
 * Earth and some orbiting satellites could be in the firing line.
 * The electrons contained in these surges can damage onboard microchips within satellites.
 * And high energy radiation hitting our atmosphere could also interrupt short-wave radio transmissions and cause errors in navigation systems.

The Earth's magnetic field protects us from such outbursts: The charged particles are drawn to the Earth's poles