Study Finds Coronal Loop Flickers Could Predict Solar Flares Hours in Advance https://ift.tt/YFxfWN1 Study Finds Coronal Loop Flickers Could Predict Solar Flares Hours in Advance For years, scientists have sought methods to predict solar flares, the intense energy bursts from the Sun capable of disrupting technology and posing risks to astronauts. Using NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, researchers have identified brightness fluctuations in coronal loops—arch-like plasma structures in the solar atmosphere—that may provide advance warning of strong solar flares. These…