Sunspot launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest outburst in years

Sunspot launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest outburst in years

data-pin-nopin=”true” fetchpriority=”high”> 4 X-class solar flares emerged from the sun on Feb. 1-2. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory catches these pictures of the outbursts. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) A beast sunspot is…

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Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar ‘superstorm’ shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals

Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar ‘superstorm’ shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals

Sunspot AR 13364 grew to be approximately 15 times broader than Earth and released almost 1,000 various solar flares in its three-month life-span, including this X-class flare on May. 15,…

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Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun โ€” and it’s pointed right at Earth

Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun โ€” and it’s pointed right at Earth

The brand-new sunspot complex AR 4294-4296 is jointly around the very same size as the dark spot that activated the notorious Carrington Event in 1859. ( Image credit: NASA) A…

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