A study revealed that fluctuations in ultraviolet light before solar flares could serve as a warning system for predicting these explosive events. Researchers analyzed coronal loops near 50 active solar regions and noted that these flickering arcs of plasma tend to vary in brightness hours prior to a solar flare. The results suggest a systematic approach to forecasting detrimental space weather, which could protect satellites and astronauts from harmful radiation bursts.
We found that some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare.
The results are really important for understanding flares and may improve our ability to predict dangerous space weather.
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