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Solar flare: A violent eruption of plasma from the chromosphere of the Sun that is whipped up by intense magnetic activity. During the eruption, flares rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere, and the plasma temperatures quickly soar to 20 million degrees. More »
Sunspot: A cooler, and therefore darker, region of the Sun's photosphere caused by a solar magnetic disturbance. Strong, dense magnetic fields generated by circulating plasma sometimes become entangled and surge through the photosphere, creating the sunspot. More »

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Superstorm! Part 5	September 4, 2009
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Superstorm! Part 3	September 2, 2009
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Superstorm!	August 31, 2009
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Can solar flares and sunspots affect Earth?

What are sunspots?

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