Sunspot blasts strong flares that are seen in multiple wavelengths by spacecraft

Sunspot AR4114 erupted with M8 and M6-class solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in ...

Earth-facing sunspot blasts powerful M4.4-class solar flare

Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing ...
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Giant 'senior citizen' sunspot on 3rd trip around the sun could break a century-old record

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Sunspot AR 14100 reemerged over the sun's western limb on Monday (May 26) after spending two ...

Physicists trace the sun's magnetic engine, 200,000 kilometers below its surface

Every eleven years, the sun's magnetic field flips. Sunspots—dark, cooler regions on the sun's surface that mark intense ...
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Scientists Just Solved a Solar Mystery That Baffled Humanity For Centuries

Why sunspots are able to last so long has been a mystery for millenia, but a new observation technique revealed their secret. The equilibrium between magnetic fields and pressure allows the solar ...