coronal

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Violent eruptions such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections can blast high energy particles through space, creating serious risks for astronauts and spacecraft.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Kader said the energy carried by the coronal gas is equivalent to 10 quintillion hydrogen bombs exploding every second.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

During the peak of the current cycle, which Nasa confirmed occurred in October 2024, a higher number of sunspots led to more frequent eruptions of solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

A violent solar storm can generate an eruption of particles and magnetic fields, known as a coronal mass ejection, that if aimed directly at Earth could damage satellites and the power grid on the surface.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

The eyes were hollow and the carven beard was broken, but about the high stern forehead there was a coronal of silver and gold.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien