A solar flare has the potential to disrupt electrical networks.

太阳耀斑有可能破坏电力网络。

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A solar flare created a spectacular eruption on June 7 (pictured).

6月7日，一次壮观的太阳耀斑爆发(照片)。

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At first glance, I thought this is a NASA image of some sort, maybe a solar flare.

一眼扫过去，我以为这是来自美国宇航局的那种图片，或许是日耀呢。

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After that, a solar flare damaged the craft's electronics, and its controllers decided on December 9th that they would not be able to put it into a Martian orbit.

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The main suspect is a solar flare: the sun was acting up at that time, and several other satellites (owned by Germany, Japan, NASA and Motorola) all failed at the same moment.

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White House Science Advisor John Holdren and Sir John Beddington, Science Advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron, in a recent joint article "Celestial Storm Warnings" published in the New York Times, warned that a solar flare from the Sun could cause a great geomagnetic storm, with catastrophic consequences for the United States and the world.

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