With cutting-edge tools like the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, astronomers can study the Sun like never before. Maria Kazachenko, assistant professor in the Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder and adjunct professor at the National Solar Observatory, explains why studying the Sun is important, why magnetic fields cause solar flares, and how new tools are changing our understanding of the Sun.

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