Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Thermal image of an eruption or flare on the surface of the ...

Solar flares are extremely intense events that occur in the sun's atmosphere, lasting anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. According to the standard flare model, the energy that triggers ...

POTTER TWP. – Shell crews plan to reinforce portions of a ground flare stack at the company’s Beaver County ethane cracker plant — using water to cool the external areas in the meantime. Shell ...

BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — The Shell Cracker Plant in Beaver County is warning residents that they may see a glow from their ground flare. According to a social media post from the plant, neighbors may see ...