Ever wondered what powers a solar flare? 💥

Solar Orbiter is finally giving us answers to this long-standing mystery.

The mission caught a 'magnetic avalanche' on the surface of the Sun just before a flare was released.

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📸 The first official images from @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite are in 👀

🔗 esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Europe_s_next-generation_weather_satellite_sends_back_first_images

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