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A powerful explosion of particles and energy known as a solar flare erupts from the Sun in this false-color image. The flare forms a bright red loop at lower left. Such flares may trigger vibrations in the surface that ripple all the way around the Sun. [NOAA] For more information, see our July 24 program.

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